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Laming  FOI  decision  – schedule  of documents 

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AEC .0001.0001.0001 

C OMPLAINT Political parties and candidates 

AEC .0001.0001.0003 

RE: [C OMPLAINT Not listed]*WWW* [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED] 

Decision 

Exemption 

Release in Part 

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AEC .0001.0001.0005 

RE: [C OMPLAINT Political parties and candidates - Not listed] , () *WWW* [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 

AEC .0002.0001.1078 

FW: C OMPLAINT Political parties and candidates - Not listed 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1081 

RE: Guardian article re Mr Laming and unauthorised Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1083 

FW: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation[SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1086 

FW: C OMPLAINT Political parties and candidates - Not listed 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1089 

FW: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1097 

FW: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1100 

FW: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1103 

RE: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1106 

FW: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1109 

RE: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1112 

RE: C OMPLAINT Political parties and candidates - Not listed 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1116 

FW: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1119 

FW: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1122 

FW: C OMPLAINT Political parties and candidates - Not listed 

AEC .0002.0001.1126 

AEC .0002.0001.1142 

C learview AI used by nearly 2000 US public agencies | Belgian authorities decrypt messages 
to seize 27 tons of coc… 
FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1147 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1152 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1158 

FW: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 47F 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F


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AEC .0002.0001.1165 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1172 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1179 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1185 

FW: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1192 

FW: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1199 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1207 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1215 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1223 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1232 

RE: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1236 

RE: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1240 

BREAKING: AEC to probe Laming over Facebook pages 

Release in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.1243 

RE: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1254 

RE: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1259 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1267 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1275 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1283 

For information: Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 22 
s 47F 
s 22 
s 47F 
s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1285 

RE: For information: Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1287 

RE: For information: Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1290 

FW: For information: Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1293 

RE: For information: Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1297 

RE: For information: Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations 

Release in Part 

s 47F


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Exemption 

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AEC .0002.0001.1301 

FOR INFORMATION: Laming matter - enquiries, coverage & social [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1305 

RE: FOR INFORMATION: Laming matter - enquiries, coverage & social [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1309 

C OVID-19 Update: Shot in the arm coming for jab rollout + PM briefing 

AEC .0002.0001.1318 

AEC .0002.0001.1326 

C OVID-19 Update: Shot in the arm coming for jab rollout | Industry with 25,000 jobs at 
stake 
FW: Laming Facebook pages without political authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1331 

RE: FOR INFORMATION: Laming matter - enquiries, coverage & social [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1335 

Laming's Matter [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1336 

Laming's Matter [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1339 

Laming Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1340 

20190516 - Redlands Institute 

AEC .0002.0001.1341 

20190519 - Redlands Institute 

AEC .0002.0001.1342 

20181224 - Redlands Institute 

AEC .0002.0001.1343 

20190122 - Redlands Institute 

AEC .0002.0001.1344 

20190201 - Redlands Institute 

AEC .0002.0001.1345 

20190403 - Redlands Institute 

AEC .0002.0001.1346 

20190403 - Redlands Institute 

AEC .0002.0001.1347 

20181223 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding 

AEC .0002.0001.1348 

20190113 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding 

AEC .0002.0001.1349 

20190115 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding 

AEC .0002.0001.1350 

20190121 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding 

AEC .0002.0001.1351 

20190128 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding 

AEC .0002.0001.1352 

20190302 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding 

AEC .0002.0001.1353 

20190426 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding 

AEC .0002.0001.1354 

20190307 - Thornlands 4164 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

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s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F


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Doc no.  Document ID 

Description 

AEC .0002.0001.1355 

20190503 - Thornlands 4164 

AEC .0002.0001.1356 

20190308 - Thornlands 4164 

AEC .0002.0001.1357 

20160527 - Redland Bay Bulletin 

AEC .0002.0001.1358 

20201015 - Redland Bay Bulletin 

AEC .0002.0001.1390 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1399 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1410 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1419 

FW: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1429 

For review: proposed update  re Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1434 

For information: update on Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1439 

FYI: update on Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1445 

Facebook pages - links [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1447 

RE: Facebook pages - links [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1449 

FW: Facebook pages - links [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1451 

RE: Facebook pages - links [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1453 

20210408-DRAFT Letter - Attachment A 

AEC .0002.0001.1462 

C ommission briefing for Monday [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1463 

20210406 EC  Brief 

AEC .0002.0001.1471 

RE: C OMPLAINT Political parties and candidates - Not listed 

AEC .0002.0001.1476 

For your review/communication with ELT if needed - Draft response to Complaint 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1480 

RE: For your review/communication with ELT if needed - Draft response to C omplaint 

Release in Part 

Decision 

Exemption 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 47F 
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s 22 
s 47F 
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Doc no.  Document ID 

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97 

AEC .0002.0001.1484 

RE: For your review/communication with ELT if needed - Draft response to C omplaint 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1488 

RE: C OMPLAINT Political parties and candidates - Not listed 

AEC .0002.0001.1494 

RE: C OMPLAINT Political parties and candidates - Not listed 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1501 

RE: For your review/communication with ELT if needed - Draft response to C omplaint 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1505 

ELT weekly reports and papers | w/c 12 April 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1506 

Weekly Reports 09.04.2021 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1549 

RE: For information: update on Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations 

Release in Part 

98 

AEC .0002.0001.1555 

FW: For information: update on Andrew Laming Facebook 
authorisations[SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Release in Part 

99 

AEC .0002.0001.1561 

FW: For information: update on Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

100 

AEC .0002.0001.1567 

RE: For information: update on Andrew Laming Facebook authorisations 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1573 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1583 

RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1594 

AM Edition + your daily COVID-19 briefing 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.1605 

FYI: Facebook Q&A re Laming at Senate C ommittee [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.1606 

RE: FYI: Facebook Q&A re Laming at Senate Committee [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.1608 

FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB 15 APRIL 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1609 

Weekly Reports 09.04.2021 

Release in Full 

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s 22 
s 47F 

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Doc no.  Document ID 

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AEC .0002.0001.1662 

AM Edition + your daily COVID-19 briefing 

AEC .0002.0001.1673 

FW: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1677 

RE: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1681 

FW: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1683 

RE: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1687 

RE: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1692 

RE: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1696 

RE: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1701 

RE: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1706 

RE: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1712 

RE: C ourier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1718 

Senate hearing Hansard [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1728 

RE: Laming Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1729 

AEC .0002.0001.1733 

AEC .0002.0001.1740 

AEC .0002.0001.1742 

RE: Engagement of legal services: Notice under section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral 
Act [SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 

Draft advice from AGS: Notice under section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 

AEC .0002.0001.1757 

RE: Laming Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1759 

FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB TODAY [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.1760 

Weekly Reports 09.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.1803 

AEC .0002.0001.1805 

FW: Draft advice from AGS: Notice under section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 

AEC .0002.0001.1812 

For Action: Weekly ELT Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

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s 47F 

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s 47F 

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s 47F 

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s 47F 

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s 47F 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

s42 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

s 22 
s 47F 
s42 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Release in Full


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AEC .0002.0001.1813 

Weekly Reports 09.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.1987 

ELT papers + Teams invite (if required) [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.1988 

ELT Papers 19.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.2118 

AEC .0002.0001.2127 

AEC .0002.0001.2139 

AEC .0002.0001.2140 

AEC .0002.0001.2152 

AEC .0002.0001.2153 

AEC .0002.0001.2165 

AEC .0002.0001.2175 

AEC .0002.0001.2188 

AEC .0002.0001.2199 

AEC .0002.0001.2212 

AEC .0002.0001.2214 

AEC .0002.0001.2227 

AEC .0002.0001.2238 

AEC .0002.0001.2240 

AEC .0002.0001.2253 

AEC .0002.0001.2264 

RE: Notice under section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
[AGSDMS-DMS.FID4342281] 
20210416 Revised Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 21002661 

AGS revised draft advice regarding section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act 
[AGSDMS-DMS.FID4342281] [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20210416 Revised Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 21002661 

RE: AGS revised draft advice regarding section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act 
[AGSDMS-DMS.FID4342281] [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
Revised advice - track changes version 

RE: Notice under section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act [AGSDMS-
DMS.FID4342281] [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20210416 Revised Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 21002661 

FW: Notice under section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act [AGSDMS-
DMS.FID4342281] [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20210416 Revised Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 21002661 

For discussion tomorrow - Potential breaches of s 321D - Draft Investigation Plan 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20210416 Revised Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 21002661 - with LP 
suggested additional track changes 
20210418 s 321D DRAFT Investigation plan 

FW: For discussion tomorrow - Potential breaches of s 321D - Draft Investigation Plan 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20210416 Revised Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 21002661 - with LP 
suggested additional track changes 
20210418 s 321D DRAFT Investigation plan 

RE: For discussion tomorrow - Potential breaches of s 321D - Draft Investigation Plan 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Release in Part 

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Release in Part 

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Exempt in Full 

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s 22 
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s37(1)(a) 
s42 
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s37(1)(a) 
s42 
s42 

s37(1)(a) 
s42 
s42 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

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s37(1)(a) 

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s42 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

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s37(1)(a)


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AEC .0002.0001.2267 

File record - Laming matter - AFP visit - 20210419 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2269 

RE: Notice under section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]  Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2279 

20210419 Letter to third party requesting information - AGS edits 

AEC .0002.0001.2285 

FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB 22 APRIL 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2286 

Weekly Reports 16.04.2021 

Exempt in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.2330 

FW: Notice under section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]  Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2340 

20210419 Letter to requesting information - AGS edits 21002... 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 
s37(2)(b) 
s37(1)(a) 
s42 
s42 

s 22 
s 47F 
s37(1)(a) 
s42 
s42 

AEC .0002.0001.2346 

A quick call? 

AEC .0002.0001.2347 

FW: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2356 

RE: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2358 

FW: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2360 

Re: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2362 

RE: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2365 

RE: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2367 

RE: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2382 

AEC .0002.0001.2384 

AEC .0002.0001.2396 

AEC .0002.0001.2407 

AEC .0002.0001.2420 

AEC .0002.0001.2423 

Revised notice under section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20210420 Letter requesting information - with LP edits 

FW: Notice under section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act [AGSDMS-
DMS.FID4342281] [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20210416 Revised Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 21002661 - with LP 
suggested additional track changes 
Screen capture software - Potential breaches of s 321D - Draft Investigation Plan 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
File record - Laming matter - AFP visit - 20210419 

AEC .0002.0001.2431 

RE: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

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s42 

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s42 

s42 

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s37(1)(a) 
s42 
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Doc no.  Document ID 

Description 

AEC .0002.0001.2434 

FW: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2437 

RE: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.2442 

Re: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2446 

Re: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2450 

RE: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2455 

FW: A quick call? [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2460 

FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB TODAY [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2461 

Weekly Reports 16.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.2509 

For Action: Weekly ELT Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2510 

Weekly Reports 16.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.2581 

RE: Notice to third party [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Decision 

Exemption 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

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s37(1)(a) 

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s37(1)(a) 

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s37(1)(a) 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

s 22 
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s 22 
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AEC .0002.0001.2587 

RE: Notice to third party [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

AEC .0002.0001.2593 

RE: Notice under section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]  Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2605 

20210423 Letter to requesting information - with track changes 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 
s42 
s42 

AEC .0002.0001.2611 

RE: Notice to third-party ? [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

AEC .0002.0001.2618 

RE: Notice under section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]  Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2631 

20210423 Letter requesting information 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2637 

FW: Notice under section 321F of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]  Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2651 

20210423 Letter to third-party requesting information 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2657 

RE: Notice under section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]  Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2671 

20210423 Letter to third-party requesting information - FINAL 

AEC .0002.0001.2677 

20210423 - Sectoin 321F notice to third-party 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

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AEC .0002.0001.2683 

AEC .0002.0001.2702 

AEC .0002.0001.2703 

AEC .0002.0001.2715 

AEC .0002.0001.2765 

20210416 Revised Draft advice Re investigation into Dr Laming 21002661 - with LP 
suggested additional track changes 
Request for advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive, ACCESS=Legal-Privilege] [AGSDMS-DMS.FID4342281] 
20210423 Advice re investigation into Dr Laming - compulsory notices 

RE: Request for advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming [AGSDMS-
DMS.FID4342281] [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

s42 

Release in Part 

s 22 

AEC .0002.0001.2766 

Weekly Reports 16.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.2810 

RE: C hair visit on Friday [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2813 

LPB Brief - C hair visit 30 April 2021 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.2820 

AEC .0002.0001.2821 

Brief for meeting with the Chair tomorrow at 11.30 - Authorisations and current AEC litigation 
[SEC =OFFICIAL] 
LPB Brief - C hair visit 30 April 2021 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.2828 

RE: DHL Express Shipment C onfirmation [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2833 

Government to keep debt high until unemployment goes down 

Exempt in Full 

Release in Full 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 22 
s 37 (1)(a) 
s 47F 

s 22 
s 47E(d) 
s 22 
s 47F 
s 22 
s 47E(d) 
s42 

AEC .0002.0001.2844 

AEC .0002.0001.2846 

FW: Request for advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming [AGSDMS-
DMS.FID4342281] [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20210423 Advice re investigation into Dr Laming - compulsory notices 

AEC .0002.0001.2858 

Tim sent a message 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Release in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.2860 

RE: FOR AC TION : Monthly Accruals for April 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 

AEC .0002.0001.2861 

ELT papers + teams invite [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2862 

ELT Papers 03.05.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.2933 

ELT papers for Monday [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.2934 

ELT Papers 03.05.2021 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

s 22 
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AEC .0002.0001.3005 

ELT papers + teams invite [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3006 

ELT Papers 03.05.2021 updated 

AEC .0002.0001.3080 

Updated ELT papers for Monday [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3081 

ELT Papers 03.05.2021 updated 

AEC .0002.0001.3155 

AEC .0002.0001.3158 

FW: For discussion tomorrow - Potential breaches of s 321D - Draft Investigation Plan 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20210418 s 321D DRAFT Investigation plan 

AEC .0002.0001.3169 

ELT papers + teams invite [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3170 

ELT Papers 03.05.2021 updated 

AEC .0002.0001.3262 

Updated - updated ELT papers [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3263 

ELT Papers 03.05.2021 updated 

AEC .0002.0001.3355 

FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB 6 MAY 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3356 

03. Weekly reports 30.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.3399 

FW: Weekly Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3400 

03. Weekly reports 30.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.3443 

AEC .0002.0001.3447 

AEC .0002.0001.3452 

AEC .0002.0001.3460 

FW: For discussion tomorrow - Potential breaches of s 321D - Draft Investigation Plan 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: For discussion tomorrow - Potential breaches of s 321D - Draft Investigation Plan 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming [AGSDMS-
DMS.FID4342281] [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB TODAY [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3461 

03. Weekly reports 30.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.3504 

For Action: ELT Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Decision 

Exemption 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 47F 

s 22 
s 47F 
s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Release in Full 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 47F 

s 22 
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s37(1)(a) 
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AEC .0002.0001.3505 

03. Weekly reports 30.04.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.3548 

AEC .0002.0001.3552 

AEC .0002.0001.3557 

RE: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
For review : weekly reports from 3 – 7 May 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.3558 

Weekly reports 07.05.2021 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

s 22 
s 47F 
s42 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

s 22 

AEC .0002.0001.3605 

FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB 13 MAY 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.3606 

Weekly Reports 07.05.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.3653 

AEC .0002.0001.3658 

AEC .0002.0001.3663 

AEC .0002.0001.3665 

AEC .0002.0001.3671 

AEC .0002.0001.3677 

AEC .0002.0001.3683 

AEC .0002.0001.3700 

AEC .0002.0001.3729 

AEC .0002.0001.3736 

AEC .0002.0001.3744 

RE: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Update - Authorisation Determination amendments and investigation of credit card fraud 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
LEX128 - Authorisation Determination review update - Minute 

RE: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
FW: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Update - Authorisation Determination amendments and investigation of credit card fraud 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
C urrent determination with earlier proposed changes added and comments from AGS 

FW: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
Mr Laming mention in Reps [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3745 

RE: Mr Laming mention in Reps [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3746 

RE: Mr Laming mention in Reps [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Part 

s 22 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

s 22 
s 47F 
s42 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Exempt in Full 

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Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

s 37 (1)(a) 
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AEC .0002.0001.3748 

AEC .0002.0001.3761 

RE: Request for further advice in relation to investigation into Dr Andrew Laming 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
Help with Investigation Plan style etc 

Exempt in Full 

s42 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.3762 

20210512 s 321D DRAFT Investigation plan 

AEC .0002.0001.3773 

RE: FOR AC TION: EIC Agenda Item Papers [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3776 

EIC  - Agenda Paper Item - Authorisation matters 

AEC .0002.0001.3779 

RE: FOR AC TION: EIC Agenda Item Papers [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3783 

EIC  - Agenda Paper Item - Authorisation matters- LP review 

AEC .0002.0001.3786 

RE: FOR AC TION: EIC Agenda Item Papers [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3789 

EIC  - Agenda Paper Item - Authorisation matters 

Exempt in Full 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

s37(1)(a) 
s42 
s 22 
s 47F 
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s 47E(d) 

s 22 
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s 47E(d) 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 22 
s 37 (1)(a) 
s 47E(d) 

AEC .0002.0001.3792 

FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB TODAY [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Release in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.3793 

Weekly Reports 07.05.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.3840 

FW: ELT Weekly Reporting - [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3841 

Weekly Reports 07.05.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.3888 

For input: weekly reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3889 

Weekly Reports 07.05.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.3936 

Estimates briefing pack - May 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.3938 

Briefing pack - Budget Estimates - May 2021 

Release in Part 

s 22 

Release in Part 

s 47F 

Release in Part 

s 22 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

s 22 

Release in Part 

s 22 

Release in Part 

s 22 

AEC .0002.0001.4440 

RE: FOR AC TION: EIC Agenda Item Paper 5 [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.4443 

EIC  - Agenda Paper Item - Authorisation matters 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 22 
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AEC .0002.0001.4446 

Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspx 

AEC .0002.0001.4448 

Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspx 

AEC .0002.0001.4450 

Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspx 

AEC .0002.0001.4452 

Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspx 

AEC .0002.0001.4454 

Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspx 

AEC .0002.0001.4456 

RE: FOR AC TION: EIC Agenda Item Papers [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.4460 

18 May 2021 Paper Pack -V2 

AEC .0002.0001.4564 

AEC .0002.0001.4567 

AEC .0002.0001.4570 

AEC .0002.0001.4573 

AEC .0002.0001.4576 

AEC .0002.0001.4579 

AEC .0002.0001.4582 

AEC .0002.0001.4586 

AEC .0002.0001.4591 

AEC .0002.0001.4596 

AEC .0002.0001.4600 

AEC .0002.0001.4606 

Email today re Authorisations Investigation - FW: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: Fw: BSI Notice 
FW: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - FW: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: Fw: BSI Notice 
FW: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - FW: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: Fw: BSI Notice 
RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - FW: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: Fw: BSI Notice[SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
FW: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] [AGSDMS-DMS.FID4342281] 
RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

s 22 
s 47F 
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s37(1)(a) 

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s37(1)(a) 

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AEC .0002.0001.4611 

AEC .0002.0001.4617 

AEC .0002.0001.4622 

RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [AGSDMS-DMS.FID4342281] [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: Email today re Authorisations Investigation - URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time 
Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
RE: URGENT ATTENTION REQUIRED - Time Sensitive: BSI Notice [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.4624 

RE: Help with Investigation Plan style etc [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.4626 

20210512 s 321D DRAFT Investigation plan 

AEC .0002.0001.4637 

FW: Help with Investigation Plan style etc [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.4639 

20210512 s 321D DRAFT Investigation plan 

AEC .0002.0001.4650 

Advice re Dr Laming [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.4651 

RE: Advice re Dr Laming [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.4653 

FW: Advice re Dr Laming [SEC=UNOFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.4666 

Estimates pack | Updates made Wed 19 May [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.4713 

Briefing pack - Budget Estimates - May 2021 

Decision 

Exemption 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

s 22 
s 47F 
s37(1)(a) 

s 22 
s 47F 
s37(1)(a) 

s42 

s42 

s42 

Release in Part 

s 22 

Release in Part 

s 22 

AEC .0002.0001.5273 

RE: Update - Authorisation Determination amendments and investigation of credit card fraud 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.5275 

ELT papers + invite [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

AEC .0002.0001.5276 

ELT Papers 24.05.24 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

AEC .0002.0001.5412 

RE: Update - Authorisation Determination amendments and investigation of credit card fraud 
[SEC =OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 

Release in Part 

s 22 
s 42 
s 47F 

s 22 
s 47F 
s 22 
s 42 
s 47F 

AEC .0002.0001.5419 

FOR AC TION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB MAY 27 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.5420 

03. Weekly Reports 21.05.2021 

AEC .0002.0001.5471 

AEC .0002.0001.5474 

RE: Welcome to W&C Americas Secure File Sharing,  shared Notice from AEC re possible 
breach of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act workspace with you [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
data reports 

Release in Full 

Release in Part 

Exempt in Full 

s 22 
s 47F 
s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a)


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Description 

AEC .0002.0001.5493 

data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5510 

data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5522 

data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5550 

AEC .0002.0001.5554 

FW: Welcome to W&C Americas Secure File Sharing, shared Notice from AEC re possible 
breach of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act workspace with you [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5573 

data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5590 

data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5602 

data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5630 

AEC .0002.0001.5635 

AEC .0002.0001.5636 

AEC .0002.0001.5640 

RE: Welcome to W&C Americas Secure File Sharing, shared Notice from AEC re possible 
breach of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act workspace with you [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
20170413 Media Release - Bowman 

FYI: FB Inc info - W&C  Americas Secure File Sharing, shared Notice from AEC re possible 
breach of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act workspace with you [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5659 

data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5676 

data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5688 

data reports 

AEC .0002.0001.5716 

Third-party response 

AEC .0002.0001.5720 

AEC .0002.0001.5724 

RE: FB Inc info - W&C  Americas Secure File Sharing, shared Notice from AEC re possible 
breach of the C ommonwealth Electoral Act workspace with you [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] 
Investigation into Dr Andrew Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.5725 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5731 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5737 

AEC .0002.0001.5743 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice to requesting information and documents DRAFT 
21002661 
20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5749 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

Decision 

Exemption 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Release in Full 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

Exempt in Full 

s37(1)(a) 

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AEC .0002.0001.5755 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5761 

AEC .0002.0001.5767 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice to Dr Andrew Laming requesting information and 
documents DRAFT 21002661 
20210525 - Advice to AEC - penalty privilege and notices (current draft) - 21002661 

AEC .0002.0001.5776 

FW: Investigation into Dr Andrew Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5778 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5784 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5790 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5796 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5802 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5808 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice requesting information and documents DRAFT 21002661 

Exempt in Full 

AEC .0002.0001.5814 

AEC .0002.0001.5820 

20210526 Letter and s 321F notice to Dr Andrew Laming requesting information and 
documents DRAFT 21002661 
20210525 - Advice to AEC - penalty privilege and notices (current draft) - 21002661 

AEC .0002.0001.5829 

RE: Investigation into Dr Andrew Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.5831 

Estimates pack | Updates made Wed 26 May [SEC=OFFICIAL] 

AEC .0002.0001.5953 

Briefing pack - Budget Estimates - May 2021 

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Im expecting some sort of disciplinary action and this is not the first time he has misused privileged information to harass people.Additional InformationAddress:Line 2:Locality:State:Postcode:I am a silent elector: No

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From:                                 Louise ParrottSent:                                  Tue, 6 Apr 2021 16:04:10 +1000To:                                      Alex MorrisCc:                                      Justin SowdenSubject:                             RE: Guardian article re Mr Laming and unauthorised Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL]Hi Alex, Thanks for the heads up! Louise Louise Parrott | Principal Government Lawyer Electoral Authorisation Section | Legal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4447 X: 21750  From: Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au> Sent: Tuesday, 6 April 2021 3:13 PMTo: Andrew Johnson <Andrew.Johnson@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>Cc: Evan Ekin-Smyth <Evan.Ekin-Smyth@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: Guardian article re Mr Laming and unauthorised Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi legal eagles (and hello Louise),  Guardian Australia has just published an article on several ‘dummy’ Facebook pages created and/or run by Andrew Laming. Drawing to your attention as the article contains the following:  The Bowman MP, who is on leave from parliament to undertake empathy counselling following complaints about his behaviour towards women, uses the sites to promote political material and attack his Labor opponents through pages classified with Facebook as “community” and “news” groups. None of the pages include political authorisation disclosures. According to the Australian Electoral Commission, political authorisation is required for “information that is a matter communicated, or intended to be communicated, for the dominant purpose of influencing the way electors vote in a federal election”. Evan is out today but my understanding is the AEC was not approached for comment prior to this article being published.  No action required at this stage, but I would expect this to trigger some complaints or enquiries.


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From:                                 ASPI Cyber Policy from Daily Cyber DigestSent:                                  Wed, 7 Apr 2021 10:42:55 +1000To:                                      Julie IgglesdenSubject:                             Clearview AI used by nearly 2000 US public agencies | Belgian authorities decrypt messages to seize 27 tons of coc…CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Australian Federal Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.Clearview AI used by nearly 2000 US public agencies | Belgian authorities decrypt messages to seize 27 tons of cocaine in Europe | Facebook removes 14 networks from 11 countriesASPI Cyber PolicyApr 7


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Follow us on Twitter. The Daily Cyber Digest focuses on the topics we work on, including cyber, critical technologies & strategic issues like foreign interference. Subscribe nowA BuzzFeed News investigation has found that employees at law enforcement agencies across the US ran thousands of Clearview AI facial recognition searches — often without the knowledge of the public or even their own departments. According to reporting and data reviewed by BuzzFeed News, more than 7,000 individuals from nearly 2,000 public agencies nationwide have used Clearview AI to search through millions of Americans’ faces, looking for people, including Black Lives Matter protesters, Capitol insurrectionists, petty criminals, and their own friends and family members. BuzzFeed NewsBelgian authorities announced on Monday that they had seized 27.64 tons of cocaine with a street value of 1.4 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in the industrial port of Antwerp over the past two months... Authorities attributed the seizures to the alleged decryption of half a billion messages sent using Sky ECC, a now shut down encrypted phone company and network popular among drug traffickers. VICEIn March, Facebook removed 14 networks from 11 countries. Five networks — from Albania, Iran, Spain, Argentina, and Egypt — targeted primarily people outside of their countries. Nine others — from Israel,


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Benin, Comoros, Georgia, and Mexico — focused on domestic audiences in their respective countries. FacebookASPI ICPCChina and Russia’s plot to undermine vaccine rolloutHerald Sun@Sue_DunlevyASPI analyst Ariel Bogle said "it became pretty clear … as various vaccine candidates emerged that they would become a kind of political tool, as well as a health tool, as a way to kind of broadcast scientific achievement for their country."William Yang @WilliamYang120Latest for @dw_chinese (Eng version): @ASPI_org released a study last week detailing the spike of #Xinjiang propaganda efforts by #China. The study shows that Chinese diplomats and state-run media rely on several strategies to try to achieve this goal:


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How China uses western social media platforms to amplify its Xinjiang propaganda in 2020?The Australian Strategic Policy Institute released a new study last week, which shows that Beijing has been trying to reshape the online narrative about the persecution of ethnic minorities in…williamyang-35700.medium.comApril 5th 202160 Retweets111 LikesRead our report ‘Strange bedfellows on Xinjiang: The CCP, fringe media and US social media platforms’ here.WorldThe Cybersecurity 202: A massive Facebook breach underscores limits to current data breach notification lawsThe Washington Post@TonyaJoRiley @aaronjschafferLawmakers and privacy experts are slamming Facebook for its handling of a leak of more than 500 million users' personal information that was posted online for free.DPC statement, re: Dataset appearing onlineData Protection CommissionFacebook assures the DPC it is giving highest priority to providing firm answers to the DPC. A percentage of the records released on the hacker website contain phone numbers and email address of users. Risks arise for users who may be spammed for marketing purposes but equally users need to be vigilant in relation to any services they use that require authentication using a person’s phone number or email address in case third parties are attempting to gain access.Eva


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@evacideWant to know if your personal data is in the Facebook data leak? You can check here: Have I Been Zucked?Check if your details are included in the 2019 Facebook data breach.haveibeenzucked.comApril 6th 2021573 Retweets1,060 LikesMarch 2021 Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior ReportFacebook@SGelava@EtoBuziashviliIn March, we removed 14 networks from 11 countries. Five networks — from Albania, Iran, Spain, Argentina, and Egypt — targeted primarily people outside of their countries. Nine others — from Israel, Benin, Comoros, Georgia, and Mexico — focused on domestic audiences in their respective countries. Coordinated Inauthentic Bee-haviorGraphika


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@SGelava@EtoBuziashviliOn April 6, Facebook announced the removal in March of a network of accounts and pages that it said originated in Egypt and violated its policy against foreign interference. The set consisted of six pages, 17 Facebook accounts, and three Instagram accounts, which posted about news and political events in Amharic, Arabic, and Turkish to target audiences in Ethiopia, Sudan, and Turkey.DFRLab investigation leads to Facebook takedown of assets affiliated with Georgian March partyDFRLab@jc_stubbs @realShawnEibAmid a deepening political crisis in Georgia related to the detention of the leader of the main opposition party, Facebook removed a network connected to the violent far-right and pro-Kremlin party Georgian March. Nathaniel Gleicher @ngleicher1/ Today we shared our March CIB report - it included 14 networks we removed across the world, including in Latin America, the Middle East, Africa and Eastern Europe:


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March 2021 Coordinated Inauthentic Behavior Report - About FacebookWe’re sharing information about the 14 networks we removed in March as part of our regular CIB reports.about.fb.comApril 6th 20215 Retweets7 LikesAustraliaTech industry revolt against Porter’s appointment growsAustralian Financial Review@SaysSmithyPressure is rising on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to reverse his decision to appoint Christian Porter as the Minister for Industry, Science and Technology, as more technology industry players spoke out against him taking responsibility for a sector that has sought to increase the participation of women.ACT government wants to make Canberra the 'cyber capital of Australia'The Canberra Times@lucybladenThe ACT government will make a play to position Canberra as the cyber capital of Australia, annoucing plans to establish a new cyber security hub.


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Cyber Security NSW needs greater oversight role, parliamentary committee findsThe MandarinShannon JenkinsThe New South Wales government must provide its cyber security agency with a clearer mandate, more independence and increased authority, according to a parliamentary committee report.Liberal MP Andrew Laming created dozens of Facebook pages to promote LNP and attack opponentsThe Guardian@msmartoThe besieged Liberal National MP Andrew Laming operates more than 30 Facebook pages and profiles under the guise of community groups, including at least three masquerading as news pages, and another posing as an educational institute. The Bowman MP, who is on leave from parliament to undertake empathy counselling following complaints about his behaviour towards women, uses the sites to promote political material and attack his Labor opponents through pages classified with Facebook as “community” and “news” groups. None of the pages include political authorisation disclosures.ChinaChinese Hackers Selling Intimate Stolen Camera FootageThreat PostBecky Bracken Stolen videos captured by tens of thousands of security cameras at private properties throughout China are now for sale across social media, marketed as sex tapes. China's Huawei Is Winning the 5G Race. Here's What the United States Should Do To RespondCouncil on Foreign Relations@DavidMSacks1As part of a CFR Independent Task Force on BRI, we analyzed every country’s official policy toward Huawei 5G and the extent to which this pressure campaign has succeeded. We found that in addition to the United States, eight countries have


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issued outright bans of the company. Almost all of these are close U.S. allies such as Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom. More countries have taken a quieter approach, attempting to simultaneously allay U.S. concerns and not provoke a Chinese response. Some have taken measures that amount to a de facto ban without actually barring Huawei.USASurveillance NationBuzzFeed News@RMac18 @caro1inehaskins @bri_sacks @_loganmcdonaldA BuzzFeed News investigation has found that employees at law enforcement agencies across the US ran thousands of Clearview AI facial recognition searches — often without the knowledge of the public or even their own departments.. According to reporting and data reviewed by BuzzFeed News, more than 7,000 individuals from nearly 2,000 public agencies nationwide have used Clearview AI to search through millions of Americans’ faces, looking for people, including Black Lives Matter protesters, Capitol insurrectionists, petty criminals, and their own friends and family members.Your Local Police Department Might Have Used This Facial Recognition Tool To Surveil You. Find Out Here.BuzzFeed News@RMac18 @caro1inehaskins @bri_sacks @_loganmcdonaldSearch through BuzzFeed News’ database to find out if the police department in your community is among the hundreds of taxpayer-funded entities that used Clearview AI’s facial recognition.After A Major Hack, U.S. Looks To Fix A Cyber 'Blind Spot'NPR@gregmyre1The National Security Agency considers itself the world's most formidable cyber power, with an army of computer warriors who constantly scan the wired world. Yet by law, the NSA only collects intelligence abroad, and not inside the U.S.How Google’s Big Supreme Court Victory Could Change Software ForeverTIME


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@maddiecarlisle2The Court’s ruling in Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc. upheld long standing industry practices that have furthered development of software that’s compatible with other programs, legal experts tell TIME. The ruling means copyright holders for software “can’t maintain a monopoly over critical interface aspects,” argues Jeanne Fromer, a professor of copyright law at New York University School of Law—and those aspects can be used by both users and programmers to more easily switch between products.Supreme Court sides with Google in copyright fight against OracleThe Hill@johnkruzel @chrisismillsThe Supreme Court on Monday sided with Google in the company's high-stakes intellectual property fight with Oracle, finding that the search giant's copying of certain Java lines to develop its Android platform constituted fair use.How the far-right group ‘Oath Enforcers’ plans to harass political enemiesThe Guardian@jason_a_wRevealed: online chats indicate some members are threatening to unleash harassment tactics on officials and government workersGoogle AI Research Manager Quits After Two Ousted From GroupBloomberg@nicoagrant @josheidelson @dinabassGoogle research manager Samy Bengio, who oversaw the company’s AI ethics group until a controversy led to the ouster of two female leaders, resigned on Tuesday to pursue other opportunities.How online harassment led to a historic court caseChicago Booth Review@jprollertAs a law student, Brittan Heller was the target of a campaign of online harassment that created enormous stress for her personal and professional lives, led her to fear for her safety, and ultimately prompted her to file a landmark lawsuit.


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House panel investigating YouTube for advertising practices on kids' platformThe Hill@JordanNichelleWA House panel launched an investigation Tuesday into YouTube's advertising practices on its platform for children.Congress Says Foreign Intel Services Could Abuse Ad Networks for SpyingVICE@josephfcoxA group of bipartisan lawmakers, including the chairman of the intelligence committee, have asked ad networks such as Google and Twitter what foreign companies they provide user data to, over concerns that foreign intelligence agencies could be leveraging them to harvest sensitive information on U.S. users, including their location.North AsiaDelta Electronics completes first smart factoryDigiTimesMax WangPower supply maker and energy management solution provider Delta Electronics has upgraded a plant in Taiwan to a smart factory based on 5G private network through cooperation with Far EasTone Telecommunications (FET), Microsoft and PTC, according to Delta.EuropeDecrypted Messages Lead to Seizure of 27 Tons of Cocaine in EuropeVICE@gabriels_geigerBelgian authorities announced on Monday that they had seized 27.64 tons of cocaine with a street value of 1.4 billion euros ($1.7 billion) in the industrial port of Antwerp over the past two months... Authorities attributed the seizures to the alleged decryption of half a billion messages sent using Sky ECC, a now shut down encrypted phone company and network popular among drug traffickers.


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Pandemic brought surge in French cyber attacks, warns Thales CEOFinancial Times@DavidKeo @peggyhollingerThe number of cyber attacks hitting critical French businesses jumped fourfold last year as hackers and states took advantage of the Covid-19 pandemic to make money and sow chaos, said the boss of French security and technology group Thales.. France’s cyber security agency, the ANSSI, clocked 200 large-scale cyber attacks on so-called Operators of Vital Importance in 2020 compared to just 50 the year before, according to the company. The ANSSI keeps a list of around 250 such companies across 12 areas of critical infrastructure such as banking, health and defence.European Institutions Were Targeted in a Cyber-Attack Last WeekBloomberg@albertonardelli @nat_drozA spokesperson for the commission said that a number of EU bodies “experienced an IT security incident in their IT infrastructure.” The spokesperson said forensic analysis of the incident is still in its initial phase and that it’s too early to provide any conclusive information about the nature of the attack.Middle EastIsraeli Snoop-for-Hire Posed as a Fox News Journalist for a Spy OperationThe Daily Beast@arawnsleyOperatives from an Israeli private investigations company posed as a Fox News journalist and an Italian reporter in an attempt to dig up dirt on lawsuits against the emirate of Ras Al Khaimah in the UAE, The Daily Beast can reveal. Gender and Women in CyberThe Opportunities—and Obstacles—for Women at NSA and Cyber CommandWIRED@lilyhnewmanWIRED spoke with three women working in cybersecurity in the US intelligence committee about the progress of recent years and the work that remains.


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MiscApple's C.E.O. is making very different choices from Mark ZuckerbergThe New York TimesTim Cook views privacy as ‘one of the top issues of the 21st century.’ Other tech leaders don’t seem to agree.YouTube says it’s getting better at taking down videos that break its rules. They still number in the millions.The Washington Post@GerritDThe Google-owned site is blocking millions of videos that contain hate speech and disinformation, but researchers say there’s more it could do.I Called Off My Wedding. The Internet Will Never ForgetWIRED@LaurenGoodeIn 2019, I made a painful decision. But to the algorithms that drive Facebook, Pinterest, and a million other apps, I'm forever getting married.Follow the money: to rein in Big Tech, lawmakers are right to focus on business modelsTech Policy Press@ellerybiddleFacebook and Google have made broad-based commitments to protect human rights and the public interest, but only to the extent that this won’t interfere with their ad-based profit models. Lawmakers are right to follow the money.ResearchChina as a ‘cyber great power’: Beijing’s two voices in telecommunicationsBrookings@RushDoshi @edelabruyereExternal Chinese government and commercial messaging on information technology (IT) speaks in one voice. Domestically, one hears a different, second voice. The former stresses free markets, openness, collaboration, and interdependence, themes that suggest Huawei and other Chinese companies ought to be treated like other global private sector actors and welcomed into foreign


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networks. Meanwhile, domestic Chinese government, commercial, and academic discourse emphasizes the limits of free markets and the dangers of reliance on foreign technologies — and, accordingly, the need for industrial policy and government control to protect technologies, companies, and networks.EventsKirstine Stewart￿￿ @kirstinestewartCan’t wait for this deep dive and hear Simon Milner @Facebook, Australia’s @tweetinjules @eSafetyOffice and Lene Wendland UNHRC, moderated by @AlOraibi. Lessons learned, impact on content and how to move forward? Part of @wef #GTGS21 Countering Harmful ContentThe use and abuse of technology platforms as “arbiters of truth” pose a significant challenge in an era when civic life is becoming increasingly digitized. How can businesses and governments design and enforce more effective policies for content accountability and transparency? Simultaneous interpr…


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weforum.orgApril 6th 20213 Retweets5 LikesShareIf you liked this post from Daily Cyber Digest, why not share it?Share© 2021 ASPI Cyber Policy Unsubscribe40 Macquarie St, Barton ACT 2600, Australia


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From:                                 mediaSent:                                  Wed, 7 Apr 2021 11:25:25 +1000To:                                      Executive Leadership TeamCc:                                      David Lang;Bernadette O'Meara;media;Louise Parrott;Justin Sowden;Alex Morris;Mark Batistich;Isabella McCormickSubject:                             FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL]Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From:                                 Tom RogersSent:                                  Wed, 7 Apr 2021 11:27:00 +1000To:                                      media;Executive Leadership TeamSubject:                             RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL]Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From:                                 mediaSent:                                  Wed, 7 Apr 2021 11:39:50 +1000To:                                      Tom Rogers;media;Executive Leadership TeamSubject:                             RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL]Hi all,  Guardian Australia have published our response as part of their live news blog.   Kind regards, Alex Morris | Digital and Social Media Manager


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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 From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:40 AMTo: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all,  Guardian Australia have published our response as part of their live news blog.


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From:                                 The AustralianSent:                                  Wed, 7 Apr 2021 12:49:20 +1000To:                                      Tom RogersSubject:                             BREAKING: AEC to probe Laming over Facebook pagesCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Australian Federal Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.To view this email as a web page, go here.


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BREAKINGAEC to probe Laming over Facebook pages Disgraced Coalition MP to be investigated for allegedly operating 30 Facebook pages without proper authorisation. By SARAH ELKS


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:40 AMTo: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all,  Guardian Australia have published our response as part of their live news blog.   Kind regards, Alex Morris | Digital and Social Media Manager


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Guardian Australia have published our response to their media enquiry regarding MP Andrew Laming Facebook accounts today.  Please see a screen shot of the article below. I wouldn’t usually interrupt your busy schedule to notify you about the media enquiries we receive, however, there has been a fair amount of media coverage regarding Andrew Laming recently and I thought I would alert you that the Guardian has referenced the AEC and that we will be investigating the requirement for authorisation.  This email is just for your awareness. Please let me know if you require any further information. Kind regards, Holly


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         The Australian: AEC to probe Andrew Laming over Facebook pages          Brisbane Times: Electoral watchdog to investigate Andrew Laming’s Facebook pages  Social media         A wave of activity on social media, centred primarily on Twitter o   Approximately 600 mentions of the matter since 10am, with a potential reach of around 5m users  This shows that it is largely journalists with big follower bases and relatively small secondary conversations  The graph below shows how quickly something rises and falls on social o   Very low number of Facebook mentions - primarily from profiles that regularly advocate for one side of politics, and criticise the other          A relatively small number of users have provided commentary about the AEC’s integrity (or perceived lack thereof – see typical example below)o   However, the vast majority of posts on the matter have been simple retweets of journalists and news outlets ‘breaking’ the story.


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CoverageA large amount of media coverage. The initial Guardian follow-up article  - followed by a range of other online and broadcast content of a similar ilk. Would expect standard TV          ABC radio: news headlineso   Example audio attached          Herald Sun: Queensland MP Andrew Laming under investigation from AEC over Facebook postso   & other News Ltd titles          AAP: LNP MP under scrutiny over Facebook pageso   published in a host of country papers          The Australian: AEC to probe Andrew Laming over Facebook pages          Brisbane Times: Electoral watchdog to investigate Andrew Laming’s Facebook pages  Social media         A wave of activity on social media, centred primarily on Twitter o   Approximately 600 mentions of the matter since 10am, with a potential reach of around 5m users  This shows that it is largely journalists with big follower bases and relatively small secondary conversations  The graph below shows how quickly something rises and falls on social o   Very low number of Facebook mentions - primarily from profiles that regularly advocate for one side of politics, and criticise the other          A relatively small number of users have provided commentary about the AEC’s integrity (or perceived lack thereof – see typical example below)o   However, the vast majority of posts on the matter have been simple retweets of journalists and news outlets ‘breaking’ the story.


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From:                                 The AustralianSent:                                  Wed, 7 Apr 2021 17:08:28 +1000To:                                      Jeff PopeSubject:                             COVID-19 Update: Shot in the arm coming for jab rollout + PM briefingCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Australian Federal Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.To view this email as a web page, go here.Hello and welcome to your exclusive subscriber-only newsletter featuring the best stories and commentary from The Australian.


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CHRISTOPHER DOREEditor-in-ChiefHealth Minister Greg Hunt says Australia will have access to an additional 1.6 million vaccine  doses within three weeks. It comes as PM Scott Morrison denies criticising the European Union over vaccine supply, declaring it a 'simple fact' that 3.1 million of 3.8 million doses Australia ordered did not arrive when planned.Australian journalists at a surreal press conference by the Chinese embassy were fed the nation’s propaganda, with Muslim Uighurs trotted out to deny they had been persecuted. Chinese ambassador Cheng Jingye defended Beijing’s human rights record, insisting Uighurs were not subject to oppression in Xinjiang, where it's believed more than a million have been sent to internment camps.


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COMMENTARYDoco set to provide answers on QAnon Is QAnon a political psy-op designed to create a hard base of Trump voters or is it a crazy game that spun out of control? By JACK THE INSIDER  MP INVESTIGATEDAEC to probe Laming over Facebook pagesDisgraced Coalition MP to be investigated for allegedly operating 30 Facebook pages without proper authorisation.


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By SARAH ELKS  HARROWING TESTIMONYBurned miner says safety pleas ignoredThe pressure wave came ‘like a cyclone’. Engulfed in blue flame, Wayne Sellars didn’t know he was on fire as 70% of his body burned. By SARAH ELKS  COMMENTARY


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“Deeper forces in Holgate watches saga?High up in Australia Post, or among outsiders close to it, was a skilful anti-Holgate movement determined to remove her as CEO. By ROBERT GOTTLIEBSEN  ‘UNBEARABLE SUFFERING’Systemic failures before dad killed kidsA coroner has found the deaths of two teenagers murdered by their father in Sydney could have been prevented. By NICOLA BERKOVIC


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PARTY ‘IN CIVIL WAR’Tas Labor candidate quits over textsState party president Ben McGregor quits nomination, claiming his branch is at war and he’s the victim of a smear campaign. By MATTHEW DENHOLM  LIVE: TRADING DAYASX hits 13-month high, Afterpay jumpsStocks are gaining, after Wall Street dipped but European markets rallied.  Iron ore jumped again, Afterpay surged on US news.  By DAVID ROGERS,ELISE SHAW


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 MOSCOW MISSILE‘Doomsday nuke’ deployed to ArcticMoscow to test nuclear-powered torpedo that could trigger radioactive tsunamis off America’s eastern coast and elsewhere. By MARC BENNETTS  THE WALL STREET JOURNALToshiba deal proposal could be worth more than $US20bnToshiba said it would seek further details about the offer and consider the proposal


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carefully. By KOSAKU NARIOKA  BANKINGCredit Suisse takes $US4.7bn hitThe Swiss bank slashes dividend and its investment banking and risk chiefs will leave in the wake of crises at Archegos and Greensill. By MARGOT PATRICK  MIND GAMESTODAY'S PAPERTHE AUSTRALIAN PLUSDo not reply to this email, as this email address is not monitored.Unsubscribe from The Australian newsletter.View your profile or update your preferences here.


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From:                                 The AustralianSent:                                  Wed, 7 Apr 2021 17:10:41 +1000To:                                      Tom RogersSubject:                             COVID-19 Update: Shot in the arm coming for jab rollout | Industry with 25,000 jobs at stakeCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Australian Federal Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.To view this email as a web page, go here.Good afternoon, here’s what has been making the news today. Plus, the very latest COVID-19 developments.


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LIVE: CORONAVIRUS CRISISShot in the arm coming for jab rolloutHealth Minister Greg Hunt says Australia will have access to an additional 1.6 million doses within three weeks, adding the nation is in a ‘extraordinarily fortunate position’. By OLIVIA CAISLEY, NICHOLAS JENSEN  TRAVELIndustry with 25,000 jobs at stakeThe fed-up cruise industry has demanded to be allowed to operate again now the trans-Tasman bubble is under way. By DARREN CARTWRIGHT


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 CHINAChina denies abuse of Uighurs in bizarre press conferenceAustralian journalists have been invited to a press conference by the Chinese embassy, where they have been fed the nation’s propaganda. By FINN MCHUGH  COMMENTARY


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“Doco set to provide answers on QAnonIs QAnon a political psy-op designed to create a hard base of Trump voters or is it a crazy game that spun out of control? By JACK THE INSIDER  HARROWING TESTIMONYBurned miner says safety pleas ignoredThe pressure wave came ‘like a cyclone’. Engulfed in blue flame, Wayne Sellars didn’t know he was on fire as 70% of his body burned. By SARAH ELKS


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MP INVESTIGATEDAEC to probe Laming over Facebook pagesDisgraced Coalition MP to be investigated for allegedly operating 30 Facebook pages without proper authorisation. By SARAH ELKS  THE WALL STREET JOURNALToshiba deal proposal could be worth more than $US20bnToshiba said it would seek further details about the offer and consider the proposal carefully. By KOSAKU NARIOKA


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month before being admitted to intensive care. By ELLEN RANSLEY  COMMENTARYVaccine passports only restrict freedomWhat looks like an easing of restrictions is actually a coercive scheme. Those pushing for it risk undermining trust in vaccines. By MARTIN KULLDORFF, JAY BHATTACHARYA  Subscribers are eligible to an exclusive briefing that goes beyond the headlines. Already a subscriber? Visit our FAQs for details on how to ensure you receive your subscriber-exclusive version of this newsletter curated by the Editor-in-Chief. MIND GAMESTODAY'S PAPERTHE AUSTRALIAN PLUS


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CoverageA large amount of media coverage. The initial Guardian follow-up article  - followed by a range of other online and broadcast content of a similar ilk. Would expect standard TV          ABC radio: news headlineso   Example audio attached          Herald Sun: Queensland MP Andrew Laming under investigation from AEC over Facebook postso   & other News Ltd titles          AAP: LNP MP under scrutiny over Facebook pageso   published in a host of country papers          The Australian: AEC to probe Andrew Laming over Facebook pages          Brisbane Times: Electoral watchdog to investigate Andrew Laming’s Facebook pages  Social media         A wave of activity on social media, centred primarily on Twitter o   Approximately 600 mentions of the matter since 10am, with a potential reach of around 5m users  This shows that it is largely journalists with big follower bases and relatively small secondary conversations  The graph below shows how quickly something rises and falls on social o   Very low number of Facebook mentions - primarily from profiles that regularly advocate for one side of politics, and criticise the other          A relatively small number of users have provided commentary about the AEC’s integrity (or perceived lack thereof – see typical example below)o   However, the vast majority of posts on the matter have been simple retweets of journalists and news outlets ‘breaking’ the story.


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Organiser: Tim CourtneySubject: Laming's Matter [SEC=OFFICIAL]Required: Louise Parrott; Justin SowdenLocation: Tim's OfficeStart time: 8 Apr 2021 15:30:00 +1000End time: 8 Apr 2021 16:00:00 +1000Hello Louise and Justin,Tim has requested this meeting to discuss the Laming’s matter.Kind regards,Cassandra Hopkins | Executive Assistant to First Assistant CommissionerExecutive Leadership TeamAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4486 X: 21154________________________________[Australian Electoral Commission logo]<http://emailfooter.aec.gov.au/email/>[Australian Electoral Commission]<http://emailfooter.aec.gov.au/email-promo/>

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Organiser: Tim CourtneySubject: Laming's Matter [SEC=OFFICIAL]Required: Louise Parrott; Justin SowdenLocation: Tim's OfficeStart time: 8 Apr 2021 16:30:00 +1000End time: 8 Apr 2021 17:00:00 +1000Hello Louise and Justin,Tim has requested this meeting to discuss the Laming’s matter.Kind regards,Cassandra Hopkins | Executive Assistant to First Assistant CommissionerExecutive Leadership TeamAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4486 X: 21154________________________________[Australian Electoral Commission logo]<http://emailfooter.aec.gov.au/email/>[Australian Electoral Commission]<http://emailfooter.aec.gov.au/email-promo/>

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From:                                 Justin SowdenSent:                                  Thu, 8 Apr 2021 10:53:03 +1000To:                                      Louise ParrottSubject:                             Laming Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   20190516 - Redlands Institute.jpg, 20190519 - Redlands Institute.jpg, 20181224 - Redlands Institute.jpg, 20190122 - Redlands Institute.jpg, 20190201 - Redlands Institute.jpg, 20190403 - Redlands Institute.jpg, 20190403 - Redlands Institute.png, 20181223 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding.jpg, 20190113 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding.jpg, 20190115 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding.jpg, 20190121 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding.jpg, 20190128 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding.jpg, 20190302 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding.jpg, 20190426 - Redlands Hospital Let's fight for fair funding.jpg, 20190307 - Thornlands 4164.jpg, 20190503 - Thornlands 4164.jpg, 20190308 - Thornlands 4164.jpg, 20160527 - Redland Bay Bulletin.jpg, 20201015 - Redland Bay Bulletin.jpgHi Louise Please find attached a sample of posts and images from the four Facebook pages I examined. I found some from the Redlands Institute which are also attached. Justin Sowden | Senior LawyerLegal Services Section | Legal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4595 X: 21719

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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:40 AMTo: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all,  Guardian Australia have published our response as part of their live news blog.   Kind regards, Alex Morris | Digital and Social Media Manager


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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This email is for information, no action is required. Guardian Australia have published our response to their media enquiry regarding MP Andrew Laming Facebook accounts today.  Please see a screen shot of the article below. I wouldn’t usually interrupt your busy schedule to notify you about the media enquiries we receive, however, there has been a fair amount of media coverage regarding Andrew Laming recently and I thought I would alert you that the Guardian has referenced the AEC and that we will be investigating the requirement for authorisation.  This email is just for your awareness. Please let me know if you require any further information. Kind regards, Holly


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From:                                 Isabella McCormickSent:                                  Thu, 8 Apr 2021 15:39:43 +1000To:                                      Louise ParrottCc:                                      Alex MorrisSubject:                             Facebook pages - links [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]Hi Louise, Alex and I have looked through the screenshots and found the following: Two pages associated with Mr Laming have now been removed – screenshots we’ve been using have included direct URLs to the pages, and we can confirm the links are no longer active. The short URLs for each page are:  Thornlands 4164 – www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD Redland Hospital: Let’s fight for fair funding – www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital  We would suggest a reasonable approach here would be for you to contact Facebook, provide the above links and a list of dates and times for relevant posts to be retrieved. The other page – Redlands Institute is still live and all of the links are below: Redland Institute https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/289654448560573 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/343065656552785 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/311386569720694 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/305907743601910 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/posts/366292914230059 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/posts/368025340723483 Assuming you already have but also a good idea to be taking screen shots of everything – including the page bio’s as they can change at any time. Let us know if you need anything else! Cheers,Bella  Isabella McCormick | Digital & Social Media Officer Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4704 X: 21086


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From:                                 Louise ParrottSent:                                  Thu, 8 Apr 2021 16:02:13 +1000To:                                      Isabella McCormickCc:                                      Alex Morris;Justin SowdenSubject:                             RE: Facebook pages - links [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]Thanks so much for your help Bella and Alex, Louise Louise Parrott | Principal Government Lawyer Electoral Authorisations & Fraud Investigations Section | Legal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4759 X: 21418  From: Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au> Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2021 3:40 PMTo: Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>Cc: Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>Subject: Facebook pages - links [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] Hi Louise, Alex and I have looked through the screenshots and found the following: Two pages associated with Mr Laming have now been removed – screenshots we’ve been using have included direct URLs to the pages, and we can confirm the links are no longer active. The short URLs for each page are:  Thornlands 4164 – www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD Redland Hospital: Let’s fight for fair funding – www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital  We would suggest a reasonable approach here would be for you to contact Facebook, provide the above links and a list of dates and times for relevant posts to be retrieved. The other page – Redlands Institute is still live and all of the links are below: Redland Institute https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/289654448560573 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/343065656552785 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/311386569720694


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https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/305907743601910 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/posts/366292914230059 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/posts/368025340723483 Assuming you already have but also a good idea to be taking screen shots of everything – including the page bio’s as they can change at any time. Let us know if you need anything else! Cheers,Bella  Isabella McCormick | Digital & Social Media Officer Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4704 X: 21086

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From:                                 Louise ParrottSent:                                  Thu, 8 Apr 2021 16:10:40 +1000To:                                      Justin SowdenSubject:                             FW: Facebook pages - links [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]Hi Justin, Could you please also create screen shots of the bio pages still active? Thank you, Louise Louise Parrott | Principal Government Lawyer Electoral Authorisations & Fraud Investigations Section | Legal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4759 X: 21418  From: Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au> Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2021 3:40 PMTo: Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>Cc: Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>Subject: Facebook pages - links [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] Hi Louise, Alex and I have looked through the screenshots and found the following: Two pages associated with Mr Laming have now been removed – screenshots we’ve been using have included direct URLs to the pages, and we can confirm the links are no longer active. The short URLs for each page are:  Thornlands 4164 – www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD Redland Hospital: Let’s fight for fair funding – www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital  We would suggest a reasonable approach here would be for you to contact Facebook, provide the above links and a list of dates and times for relevant posts to be retrieved. The other page – Redlands Institute is still live and all of the links are below: Redland Institute https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/289654448560573 https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/photos/343065656552785


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  1-7 April 2021    Third-party posts: Andrew Laming  Widespread mainstream media coverage on 6-8 April led to a large amount of comment on Twitter about Mr Laming’s activities and the AEC’s perceived lack of power/wilingness to act.  This included the typical range of commentary – seeding the expectation that the AEC will ultimately not take action, with many citing a lack or authority, a lack of will or even suggestions of bias. There was also frequent referral to the 2019 “purple signs” matter as an example of the AEC’s “corruption”.   The volume of traffic was significant and mostly negative, as is standard for the channel. Commentary moved on quickly.


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This email is for information, no action is required. Guardian Australia have published our response to their media enquiry regarding MP Andrew Laming Facebook accounts today.  Please see a screen shot of the article below. I wouldn’t usually interrupt your busy schedule to notify you about the media enquiries we receive, however, there has been a fair amount of media coverage regarding Andrew Laming recently and I thought I would alert you that the Guardian has referenced the AEC and that we will be investigating the requirement for authorisation.  This email is just for your awareness. Please let me know if you require any further information. Kind regards, Holly


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To: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all,  Guardian Australia have published our response as part of their live news blog.   Kind regards, Alex Morris | Digital and Social Media Manager Communications Section | Digital Technology & Communications BranchAustralian Electoral Commission


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From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:27 AMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Thanks, Evan – we’ll need to make sure we move pretty smartly with this. Tom Rogers | Electoral Commissioner Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4400 X: 21000  From: media <media@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 7 April 2021 11:25 AMTo: Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Bernadette O'Meara <Bernadette.OMeara@aec.gov.au>; media <media@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>; Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au>; Alex Morris <Alex.Morris@aec.gov.au>; Mark Batistich <Mark.Batistich@aec.gov.au>; Isabella McCormick <Isabella.McCormick@aec.gov.au>Subject: FYI: Guardian response re Laming FB authorisation [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi all The below response has now been sent to The Guardian. The response simply confirms our investigation of the matter and otherwise provides minor extraneous details re application of the law. Receipt has been acknowledged & we can expect a follow-up article very soon with AEC investigation as a lead.  Twitter activityThere is a reasonable level of Twitter activity on the matter off the back of tweets like the ones below. The general response in relation to the AEC – from members of the public - is a mixture of “don’t expect AEC to do anything”, “the AEC is biased so won’t take action” and “they don’t have any power to take action”.  As is standard on the channel – purple signs have been raised a number of times.  We will monitor Twitter traffic and provide some select responses – based on the below enquiry response.   CheersEvan


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From:                                 The AustralianSent:                                  Mon, 12 Apr 2021 06:14:52 +1000To:                                      Jeff PopeSubject:                             AM Edition + your daily COVID-19 briefingCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Australian Federal Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.To view this email as a web page, go here.Good morning and welcome to your exclusive subscriber-only newsletter featuring the best stories and commentary from The Australian.


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CHRISTOPHER DOREEditor-in-Chief1. Firms urge Covid minimum wage delayLow-paid workers in COVID-stressed industries could be hit by a second year of delayed minimum wage increases as the Fair Work Commission examines whether to again stagger pay rises for 2.2 million workers across the next financial year.Citing the winding up of the JobKeeper scheme and doubts over the vaccination rollout, employers in hard-hit sectors are urging the commission to either impose a 12-month minimum wage freeze or delay pay increases in industries adversely impacted by the COVID-19 economic shock by up to seven months.READ MORE: Pricing workers out of jobs would hold back recovery |  PM shelves vaccination targets | Recovery on track despite rollout delay  | Union calls for minimum wage for fruit pickers |  How Fair Work justifies $13 wage rise |  Wage rise ‘an assault on small business’Now that the vaccine rollout has been disrupted potentially, the most affected industries will continue to be the most affected and should not be forced to incur two wage increases within five months.WES LAMBERT, RESTAURANT AND CATERING2. Coronavirus briefing: PM shelves jab targets; Recovery on track despite rollout delay; ‘Please explain’ on hotel quarantine


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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says it is not possible to know whether every Australian will receive a vaccine shot before the end of the year, saying the federal government has no plans to set new targets. Keep up with the latest in our live blog.A further delay to the national vaccine rollout means most Australians will not enjoy a return to pre-COVID normality until early next year, but economists are confident the latest news around the AstraZeneca jab will not be enough to meaningfully “shift the dial” on the pace of the recovery.Another coronavirus case has been added to Queensland’s COVID-19 tally after it was revealed a woman who attended a party in Byron Bay last month tested positive. Health authorities have been quick to assure the community the newly identified case poses no risk to the public, as the patient had been in self isolation.And Victoria’s opposition has called for the state’s Auditor-General to investigate why contracts to operate the state’s hotel quarantine scheme were given to security operators, including one that was linked to a $4.5m collapse.


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Private security contractors were directly responsible for triggering Victoria’s catastrophic second wave, resulting in the deaths of more than 800 Victorians, 250,000 job losses and immeasurable social and economic harms.DAVID SOUTHWICK, OPPOSITION POLICE SPOKESMAN3. The outsiders: How Prince Philip and Diana were alike


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Viewed through the prism of the woke, gender-fluid, cancelled culture of the 2020s, Prince Philip seems an anachronism: epitomising the rigidity of the British establishment of which he was at the heart, writes Anne Barrowclough. In fact it was Philip who dragged the monarchy out of the 19th century, who encouraged Britons to see themselves as innovators, who despised the stuffy elitism of the world he entered on his marriage to the young Princess Elizabeth.Even before the royal wedding in 1947 and in the early years of Elizabeth’s monarchy, the young naval officer was seen as the Princess Diana of his times; a modernising force, the man who would, some hoped and others dreaded, drive a musty establishment into the 20th century.IN OTHER NEWS:Too many Indigenous kids jailed: police chiefWar hero ‘buried proof of lewd conduct’Accused lawyer ‘invited to leave’Laming defies PM by seeking preselectionStrewth!: Turnbull tucks in for a busy week aheadWORLD: Charles delivers tribute to his ‘dear papa’Philip tired of ‘royalty nonsense’ at schoolVolcanic ash covers island then floats off to BarbadosBiden moves on Supreme ‘stack’4. In Business today


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The four major bank CEOs will be asked to rule out any acquisition of Suncorp’s bank when they face a parliamentary committee this week. Stocks are poised to open marginally higher after fresh Wall Street records, as the ASX/200 index eyes the key 7000 point level. And Fiserv’s local boss Kees Kwakernaak expects another wave of consolidation in the banking sector.Sign up to business newsletters from The Australian Business Review here.5. In Commentary todayFederalism grounds our entire system of government, and COVID has transformed it, possibly permanently, changing the game like Kerry Packer changed cricket, leaving the states in charge, writes Greg Craven.Anonymity has given trolls free rein to defame without incurring financial penalty or reputational risk. But the victims of slander on social media are fighting back, led by Peter Dutton, writes Jennifer Oriel.Dutton tolerated his abusers for many years, but after Greens senator Larissa Waters dubbed him an ‘inhuman, sexist rape apologist’ on Twitter, he appeared to reach his limit. JENNIFER ORIEL


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The Editorial: The principle that all employees are entitled to at least a minimum wage — the lowest amount they can be paid for their work — is an accepted part of workplace relations in Australia. Those workers, traditionally, all receive a pay rise at the same time. A second year of delaying pay rises for workers in sectors experiencing economic hardship could set a precedent, one that unions would oppose vehemently. But it would bring some flexibility to workplace relations and link wage rises to employers’ ability to pay, which would help struggling small businesses.Delve into Letters to the Editor here.6. Life & Times: Breaking silence on the ‘silent killer’Fashion house Camilla and Marc isn’t just another label looking for a cause to latch on to — and its ovarian cancer fundraiser, now in its second year, isn’t a just a marketing exercise. Nor are the powerful women rallying in support of the Ovaries: Let’s Talk About Them campaign the types who usually go looking for publicity, write Elizabeth Colman and Glenda Korporaal.7. Monday focus: MediaThe journalist who broke the story of Brittany Higgins’ alleged rape will write a book on the issue .... just in time for next year’s election, reveals Nick Tabakoff in Media Diary. Many Neighbours staff say they were left blindsided by fresh claims racism was rife on set. Chris Mitchell writes that in media, content is the business, and


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executives who rely on management process to keep content at arm’s length are not doing their job.The cyber attack is still causing havoc across media company Nine Entertainment two weeks after it first emerged. And former editor of The Age Alex Lavelle has revealed what transpired when he suddenly exited the Melbourne newspaper last year.8. In Sport todayThe Wests Tigers celebrated club legend Tommy Raudonikis on Sunday but their players let supporters down with a woeful first half, writes Brent Read. Cronulla’s chief executive is set to hold crunch talks with representatives of John Morris, with the meeting to determine the coach’s future. And Tom Mitchell might have stemmed the tide before half-time against Fremantle, but Hawthorn’s stuttering starts must be a headache for coach Alistair Clarkson.Mind Games and more


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From:                                 ELT SupportSent:                                  Mon, 12 Apr 2021 15:25:35 +1000To:                                      ELT Support;ELT Weekly ReportingSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB 15 APRIL 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Weekly Reports 09.04.2021.pdfGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports due by COB THURSDAY 15 APRIL 2021.  We have left reporting for 19 April – 23 April in the absences report. Please update as necessary and change to black. Please also complete the week 26 – 30 April. If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 9 April is attached for your reference. Kind regards,ELT Support

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  1-7 April 2021    Third-party posts: Andrew Laming  Widespread mainstream media coverage on 6-8 April led to a large amount of comment on Twitter about Mr Laming’s activities and the AEC’s perceived lack of power/wilingness to act.  This included the typical range of commentary – seeding the expectation that the AEC will ultimately not take action, with many citing a lack or authority, a lack of will or even suggestions of bias. There was also frequent referral to the 2019 “purple signs” matter as an example of the AEC’s “corruption”.   The volume of traffic was significant and mostly negative, as is standard for the channel. Commentary moved on quickly.


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From:                                 The AustralianSent:                                  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 06:06:00 +1000To:                                      Jeff PopeSubject:                             AM Edition + your daily COVID-19 briefingCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Australian Federal Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.To view this email as a web page, go here.Good morning and welcome to your exclusive subscriber-only newsletter featuring the best stories and commentary from The Australian.


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CHRISTOPHER DOREEditor-in-Chief1. ‘Lewd crew’ star now to fix special forces cultureA senior officer whose new job will be to help reform special forces culture has been implicated in lewd exploits at an unauthorised on-base bar in Afghanistan.The officer — now a colonel based in Sydney — was a squadron commander who partied with junior soldiers at the infamous Fat Lady’s Arms at Australia’s Tarin Kowt headquarters.The colonel, whom The Australian has chosen not to name, was photographed at the Fat Lady’s Arms cheering on a non-commissioned officer who is kneeling beside him and pretending to engage in a sex act with plastic protruding through the ranking officer’s fatigues.READ MORE: Network sticks by war hero after TV claim |  War hero hits back at bombshell reportDefence acknowledges that the Afghanistan inquiry highlighted significant failures in culture, leadership, performance and individual accountability.DEFENCE SPOKESWOMAN2. Coronavirus briefing: Job vacancies hit 12-year record; ‘Act on jab or lose economic war’; Green light for rapid COVID test


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National job vacancies are at a 12-year high  even though the number of people on JobSeeker is 500,000 more than before the arrival of COVID-19. Job vacancies surged by 19 per cent — or 38,200 — to 238,700 in March, new data from the National Skills Commission shows. Hospitality industry giant Merivale, which employs about 2500 people, including chef Michael Luo, Chee Chan and Auxane Lebon, pictured above at Mr Wong restaurant in Sydney, is looking to hire a further 200 staff, according to its head of human resources, Jessica Furolo.Business is demanding the Morrison government commit to a new timeline for the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and reconsider taxpayer-funded industry support, warning Australia “risks losing the economic war” as other countries plan their reopening. Keep up with the latest in our live blog.COVID-19 has been a revenue bonanza for companies that helped to save lives, propped up government services or clipped tickets along Josh Frydenberg’s emergency ramp to recovery. From big pharma and budding medtechs, to providers of surge workforces, IT support, customer services, coronavirus testing and a reserve army of bureaucratic brain power, corporate Australia has won in excess of $10bn in pandemic-related contracts.Qantas is holding firm on its planned return to regular international services on October 31, despite the Prime Minister’s admission the majority of Australians will not be vaccinated against COVID-19 until next year.The pace of deals on office buildings is picking up, with two deals struck by international buyers on properties worth more than $220m in total. The most telling transaction was in Sydney’s central suburb of Haymarket, with a Chinese buyer showing its keenness for local assets as it secured a tower for about $75m that it was last year deterred from purchasing.And Brisbane biotech firm AnteoTech will roll out its rapid COVID-19 test in Europe over the next few months joining fellow Queensland startup Ellume in the fight


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against the pandemic. ASX-listed AnteoTech said Monday it had received CE mark registration for the test that can detect the virus within 15 minutes and process up to 60 patients an hour.We believe we have a superior test with high sensitivity. We can be ready to start production in April from facilities in Spain. It will allow us to capture a share of the growing and evolving antigen rapid testing market in Europe and the UK.DEREK THOMSON, ANTEOTECH3. Kathy’s career: from fraudster to bankrupt to millionaire


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Convicted union fraudster Kathy Jackson will inherit up to $3m after a NSW Supreme Court judge ruled that the final will out of dozens signed by the late prominent Sydney barrister David Rofe QC was legally valid. Among other beneficiaries was Nick Llewellyn, self-described as the barrister’s “virtual son”.Judge Geoff Lindsay accepted in a decision handed down late on Monday that Rofe had knowledge of his actions and was not unduly influenced by others when he signed his final will in December 2014, despite his health being in serious decline after he had been diagnosed with dementia four years earlier.IN OTHER NEWS: PM getting warmer on net-zero targetWatchdog eyes US ad tech fight with GoogleElite journal under fire over ‘racism’LNP dumps Laming from seatUnion’s Qantas case up in the airWORLD: Blinken opens twin attack on ChinaMinneapolis cops shoot dead black motoristJunta’s killing of the news would do North Korea proudBali to be shut down for festival4. In Business todayLenders circling $US2.7bn owed by BHP and Vale’s Samarco iron ore operations in


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The Editorial: The Morrison government is demonstrating a quiet determination to progress the nation’s climate change response through good process and considered action  rather than grand gesture and public posturing. The appointment of former Business Council of Australia president and Origin Energy chief Grant King to head a re-energised Climate Change Authority shows the government is serious about finding an economically and technically feasible pathway to net-zero emissions.Delve into Letters to the Editor here.6. Life & Times: A trip down memory laneStanley Tucci did something he shouldn’t have done when he first read the script for Supernova. He was deeply moved by the story of Tusker and Sam, a long-married gay couple who find themselves facing a terrifying young onset dementia diagnosis.He arranged a meeting with writer and filmmaker Harry Macqueen — but before the pair first met, Tucci broke the rules, just a tiny little bit. He passed the script onto a good friend of his, a person he thought would be the perfect actor to star alongside him in the film as the Sam to his Tusker — British actor Colin Firth.7. Tuesday focus: TechnologyTelcos, satellite firms and communication providers are preparing to battle it out in a land grab for a slice of Australia’s fastest 5G spectrum, writes Chris


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Griffith. Australia’s competition regulator says it is aware of an alleged secret Google program in which the tech giant boosted its own ad-buying systems over competitors. And Facebook denies it intended to bully the government and intimidate parliament when it removed news from its platform.8. In Sport todayThe bottom line is that Hideki Matsuyama got away with one on Monday, writes Will Swanton. He became Japan’s first men’s major champion after an ordinary back nine in which he stumbled home like a drunken sailor with four bogeys that nearly blew the sort of lead Greg Norman choked on in 1986. Still, who cares? He won the Masters.In NRL, Penrith assistant Cameron Ciraldo has fielded an informal approach to join the Sharks next season to work alongside Craig Fitzgibbon. And in AFL, Melbourne’s Steven May had to go to hospital after an accidental elbow at the MCG on Sunday left him looking like he’d been in a boxing match.Mind Games and more


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From:                                 Louise ParrottSent:                                  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 12:27:40 +1000To:                                      Tom Rogers;media;Jeff Pope;Executive Leadership TeamCc:                                      David Lang;Evan Ekin-SmythSubject:                             RE: Courier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]Thanks all. From a legal perspective I am also comfortable with this proposed response. Louise Louise Parrott | Principal Government Lawyer Electoral Authorisation Section | Legal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4759 X: 21418  From: Tom Rogers <Tom.Rogers@aec.gov.au> Sent: Tuesday, 13 April 2021 12:21 PMTo: media <media@aec.gov.au>; Jeff Pope <Jeff.Pope@aec.gov.au>; Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>; Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>; Evan Ekin-Smyth <Evan.Ekin-Smyth@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Courier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] Great T.J. RogersAustralian Electoral Commission+61262714400www.aec.gov.au From: media <media@aec.gov.au>Date: Tuesday, 13 Apr 2021, 12:20To: Jeff Pope <Jeff.Pope@aec.gov.au>, media <media@aec.gov.au>, Executive Leadership Team <ExecutiveLeadershipTeam@aec.gov.au>, Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>Cc: David Lang <David.Lang@aec.gov.au>, Evan Ekin-Smyth <Evan.Ekin-Smyth@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Courier-Mail: Laming [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive] Thanks Jeff. This pretty closely matches the draft I just discussed with Louise – though I might also suggest at least linking to our Backgrounder on auth requirements, which lays out the potential penalties and was provided to other journalists last week. Kind regards,


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From:                                 Louise ParrottSent:                                  Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:36:29 +1000To:                                      Justin SowdenSubject:                             Senate hearing Hansard [SEC=OFFICIAL]Hi Justin, Here’s the extract from yesterday’s committee hearing:CHAIR: Facebook has a reputation of being a platform where fake news is shared and promoted. If you want to spread misinformation, you get on Facebook and do it. Doesn't having real news and public interest journalism on your platform, give your platform at least some credibility? There must be value in that.Mr Milner : There is certainly value, as we address the issue of misinformation, in directing people to credible news sources. When our third-party fact-checking partners have identified and labelled content as likely false then we will direct people to credible news sources. That can be from the fact-checking organisation or other organisations. You say we have a reputation for being full of fake news, but that's actually not borne out by the facts. We can very much provide on notice information to the committee where credible, independent third-party academics have demonstrated that actually there is not a lot of fake news on Facebook.CHAIR: You talk about how you're dealing with misinformation. I want to ask you a specific question in relation to pages that are set up. We know that currently the AEC is investigating Andrew Laming's use of Facebook. I understand he has operated over 30 pages by logging on through his own account. Why isn't this captured by your transparency measures? Is that a loophole that people have been able to use? You get to say you still have transparency, but users who want to promote rubbish can do so without accountability.Mrs Garlick : I'm happy to share more information about how pages work and how people can administer pages. Certainly any person can administer a large number of pages if they wish to, but all of those pages do have to comply with our policies. If they're administered by fake accounts, for example, when we remove the fake accounts then the pages will come down. If the pages are sharing other content that violates our policy then we will also remove those posts that violate our policies. If there are enough posts that are removed from a particular page then the overarching page may come down. We also have teams that investigate whether pages are being operated in a coordinated way. We can do removals and takedowns based on coordinated inauthentic behaviour.CHAIR: Does 30 pages being operated by one member of parliament raise any flags for Facebook? Why was that allowed to happen?Mrs Garlick : Obviously we apply our policies and try to make sure that we are enforcing them [inaudible] policies. We also respond to requests from different regulators when they have questions or concerns. I don't think we would necessarily look into whether a particular person's profession is relevant to how they're administering a page. Certainly one person can administer a number of pages. The question is whether the accounts used to do that and the content that has been shared on that comply with our policies and applicable law.


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CHAIR: So there's no way that Facebook's transparency measures have been able to capture the misuse of Facebook and the fake promotion of groups by members of parliament?Mrs Garlick : I feel that's a very conclusory statement. We've been enforcing our policies consistently. We're responding to requests from regulators. I'm not sure that we can make a declaratory statement like that. Certainly from our perspective we've been actively enforcing our policies and providing transparency in that regard.CHAIR: The AEC has asked for information about Mr Laming's activities on your platform. Are you cooperating fully?Mrs Garlick : Yes.CHAIR: And how many pages did Mr Laming operate unbeknown to the public?Mrs Garlick : The number of pages that any particular person administers is a question that is best directed to them. That's not something we can disclose.CHAIR: Do you think there is a responsibility for Facebook, if you have transparency measures for politicians, that this type of information, in and of itself, is part of those transparency measures?Mrs Garlick : To date, the transparency that people have sought in relation to politicians—obviously we've got general page transparency measures so that you can see when a page is created. You can see any page name changes. You can see how many admins there are and the countries in which they're located. We have listened to feedback that there can be greater transparency around pages and provided that. With respect to political issues, we tend to get feedback and there tends to be regulatory measures around political advertising. So we've been rolling out a number of measures, including here in Australia, to ensure that there is transparency around political advertising. That includes the ad library, where you can go in and see political ads and information of that nature.CHAIR: But you know that Andrew Laming is a member of parliament, that he is a politician?Mrs Garlick : Yes.CHAIR: Facebook has all of the data and is aware of how many other pages he has established? You have all of that information, don't you?Mrs Garlick : I assume yes. It's not something that we look at, no.CHAIR: Do you think that the public have a right to know?Mrs Garlick : In terms of transparency around page administrators, that hasn't been something that people have typically been requesting of us or that there has been public debate about. To date, that transparency around page administrators has been around the date it was created, any page name changes, and where it is being administered from. And then, in response to political issues, it's been a strong focus on political advertising. Those have been the areas of most concern from regulators, community groups and academics to date, and those have been the areas that we've focused on.CHAIR: Do you think this information not being transparent is in good faith with the transparency measures that the public understands—who a politician is and what money


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they are spending on advertising? To be able to keep secret the establishment of fake community pages—surely that's not in line with your transparency goals.Mrs Garlick : Our transparency measures to date have been focused on removals, under our community standards enforcement report; on giving people more information about pages so they can understand the nature of a particular page; and, more broadly, around political advertising campaigns.CHAIR: I understand that. But if you want the community to believe that Facebook is actually invested in transparency then surely this type of information should be available.Mrs Garlick : If that is something the Australian parliament wants to make a recommendation on, we are happy to work with government to make sure that we are responding to community expectations around further transparency measures.Senator FARUQI: In an international investigation published in December 2019 The Guardian newspaper revealed what it characterised as 'a covert plot to control some of Facebook's largest far-right pages, including one linked to a right-wing terror group, and create a commercial enterprise that harvests Islamophobic hate for profit'. Prominent Muslim politicians were targeted with thousands of Islamophobic and racist comments, including me. I am assuming that you remember that investigation. Could you briefly outline what steps Facebook has taken since that investigation took place to ensure that this sort of profit-driven hate cannot proliferate?Mr Milner : Hello, Senator; it's nice to meet you. I'm sorry about your personal experience of being attacked in this way. Because it wasn't notified to us before the hearing we've not prepared for detailed questions about this, but certainly we can write to you and committee on notice to explain the actions that we've taken with respect to that particular report. What we can perhaps talk about today is our broader approach towards addressing hate speech and incitement to violence on Facebook, if you'd find that helpful.Senator FARUQI: I was particularly interested in steps taken after this particular report. It was huge. A number of politicians really faced hatred and abuse. I think there were 500,000 followers of one particular page who unleashed their attack on me. So I'm particularly interested in what steps you took after 2019, in particular, to make sure that this doesn't happen again.Mr Milner : I will turn to Mia in a moment to see if she has anything specific on this. I know we've taken a number of steps since then to address particular groups organising in Australia and New Zealand. So Mia can talk a little bit about that. There's a range of different things that do to address the problem of hate speech, and it combines human expertise and technology. Some of that human expertise is about dangerous organisations. We have a specific team which just focuses on dangerous organisations around the world. It conducts research and engages with academics, different institutions and organisations to really understand what is going on here, how these organisations are changing and how they are manifesting online, so that we can find them, ban them, remove all their content and remove their supporters.We also use technology to find hate speech. That technology has got much, much better. It's called machine learning. Essentially, you feed into the machine enormous amounts of content such that it then knows what to look for. Our most recent enforcement report, where we provided information on this, has shown that, using this technology, we now manage to get to 97 per cent of hate speech before anybody reports it to us and take it down. Just three years ago that was less than 30 per cent. So this technology has got a lot better.


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Our investment in people, including people from many different countries and communities with lots of different languages and experience, also enables us to get to this content. But it's not perfect and we have, frankly, bad people and hateful people who want to try to use platforms like ours, Twitter, TikTok and others to try to spread their manifestos of hate. So we've got to keep working at this, in order to get better at it. Mia, perhaps you can explain some of the actions we've taken around particular organisations.Senator FARUQI: Before we go to Mrs Garlick, I would just explain very quickly that I'm asking about this because my office has looked at the Australian pages identified if that particular Guardian investigation. and it appears that at least four of the six identified pages are still public, with some of them still posting Islamophobia content from websites identified in the investigation and the type of content which The Guardian characterised as ranging from misleading to outright fabrications. Does that surprise you?Mr Milner : I would need to look into it, Senator, in order to understand the specifics there. If your office could send to my team in Australia the details that they've dug up, we will look at it immediately.Senator FARUQI: But isn't that the problem? There was this huge investigation, and you haven't even taken down those pages. The largest of the Australian pages identified in that investigation, 'No Sharia law—Never, ever give up Australia', has over 100,000 followers. In the last 24 hours, that page has linked to articles posted by the third-party websites identified in that investigation, which are The Politics Online and Free Press Front. These are two of the near-identical websites masquerading as news sites with generic titles that were identified in The Guardian as posting reams of Islamophobic content. At that time, I might remind you, Facebook said that it would deal with these problems of hate speech and what it called 'coordinated inauthentic behaviour'. So I'm really shocked and very surprised—why on earth are these pages still up and linking to the same websites that created that mass factory of hate?Mr Milner : I'll ask Mia to come in and just talk a little bit more about what we've done in Australia, but one thing that's a really tricky area for us is how to enable people to debate issues, including about religions—and we think it's absolutely right that people should be able to debate the rights and wrongs of different religions—without attacking individuals who are members of those faiths. That's a very difficult area—Senator FARUQI: Debating issues is very different to spouting hate and attacking people.Mr Milner : I agree, and figuring out how to draw the line is one of the hardest challenges. But perhaps Mia could just talk about some of the actions we've taken specifically in Australia on this issue.Mrs Garlick : Senator, I think it would be really helpful if you could you share some links to some of the pages that you have concerns about, because, to build on Simon's remarks, it's often quite granular in terms of our assessments in terms of what content gets removed and then when that actually results in a page getting removed. It sounds as though it would be helpful for us to work that through with your office. Please always feel free to let us know the moment that you have concerns about things. We've certainly established a hate speech advisory council to make sure that we're continuing to listen to Australian community groups about issues and concerns that that they have as we continue our work both in enforcing our policies and in rolling out programs to address issues of this nature.


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Senator FARUQI: Sure, we can talk to you directly about that, but they have been available for more than two years now, with that investigation. Just coming back to the Christchurch attack on the mosque, I'm assuming you've read the relevant parts of the Christchurch royal commission report that related to Facebook, because there is quite a chunk in that report about Facebook. The royal commission report makes reference, again, to several Facebook pages and groups that the terrorist interacted with, including the United Patriots Front, the Lads Society and the True Blue Crew. I understand, from media reports, that the United Patriots Front page was taken down in 2017. Are there Facebook pages or groups that currently exist at this point for those groups named in the Christchurch report?Mrs Garlick : Those ones that you've just mentioned have all been removed from our services. We do have this process, which I think Simon mentioned, where we try to review different types of groups that could potentially be considered organised hate and dangerous organisations. So a number of the groups that have been mentioned there have already been removed from our services following those assessments.Senator FARUQI: Do the administrators of those groups still have Facebook accounts and are they administering any pages currently? Do you have that sort of information?Mrs Garlick : I'm not sure that we necessarily have that information. The way that it works is that we do look at both groups and individuals, and so there have been certain specific individuals that we have designated to not be allowed to have a presence on our service, and then there are particular groups. It's an assessment at both the profile and group level.Senator FARUQI: Mr Milner, I think you did explain a little bit about how you take down these groups. But I'm interested in whether there is a threshold and what kind of decision-making process you go through in deciding which pages to remove and which not to remove. Is there a very quick answer to that? If not, you can take it on notice.Mr Milner : I'd like to take that on notice. We'd very much like to meet with you and take you through that and perhaps introduce you to some of our expert team, who can explain to you and your team and any other colleagues in the Senate who are interested how we go about doing this.Senator FARUQI: What happens to the profits that you've made on ads placed alongside extreme right-wing content that is later removed?Mr Milner : That's not how our advertising works. People don't place ads against content. It's not like YouTube in that sense. It's kind of meaningless, really, to think about it like that on Facebook.Senator FARUQI: What have you done with the profits from ads that were placed alongside the pages you have take down?Mr Milner : Again, that's not how it works; you can't advertise on Facebook pages. Adverts are directed at people, not content. It's simply not the case that ads are placed on pages like that.Senator FARUQI: But people would be coming to those pages to see those ads?Mr Milner : No. There are no ads on pages or in groups.Senator FARUQI: I understand that you have tools that automatically remove some comments. I think you explained that—the machine learning kind of stuff. They remove


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comments and posts from Facebook, including death threats, without the admin of the page necessarily seeing them—is that correct?Mr Milner : I'm not sure. I'd have to get back to you in respect of whether we remove content from their page. I'm pretty certain they would be, but I want to be absolutely certain for you. We can come back to you on that.Senator FARUQI: Could you take the next question on notice as well. If they are taken off, the admin doesn't see it. But I guess my concern is that, as public figures who receive these sorts of terrible messages, we are advised to report all threats because they are the best predictors of actual violence. This is what we have been told. I would like to know how we are meant to do that if they are automatically removed and the administrators don't know about it and can't keep a record of it.Mr Milner : I will confirm this. But I suspect that, given that we will also take action when a page has accumulated a significant number of strikes, they will be notified. We will look at that and share it with you on notice.CHAIR: There are some questions you have been given notice. Thank you for appearing today. We look forward to hearing some of those responses in due course. Thanks very much.Proceedings suspended from 12:27 to 13:43 https://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22committees%2Fcommsen%2F631abdc2-b2bd-4d7c-bd1d-fb56f3d39c95%2F0003%22

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From:                                 Justin SowdenSent:                                  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 13:02:23 +1000To:                                      Louise ParrottSubject:                             RE: Laming Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL]Hi Louise Please find the following:         Redlands Institute (https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/) is still available and not authorised         Redlands Hospital: Let’s fight for fair funding (https://www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital/) is no longer available         Thornlands 4164 (https://www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD/) is no longer available         Redland Bay Bulletin (https://www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin) is still available and now authorised by Andrew Laming.  Happy to discuss Justin Sowden | Senior LawyerLegal Services Section | Legal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4595 X: 21719   From: Justin Sowden Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2021 10:53 AMTo: Louise Parrott <louise.parrott@aec.gov.au>Subject: Laming Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi Louise Please find attached a sample of posts and images from the four Facebook pages I examined. I found some from the Redlands Institute which are also attached. Justin Sowden | Senior LawyerLegal Services Section | Legal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4595 X: 21719

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From:                                 Louise ParrottSent:                                  Wed, 14 Apr 2021 21:52:32 +1000To:                                      Justin SowdenSubject:                             RE: Laming Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL]Thanks Justin – no doubt this will be useful for Friday (along with any particular urls to posts if you have them for capturing the best screenshots possible). Louise From: Justin Sowden <Justin.Sowden@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 14 April 2021 1:02 PMTo: Louise Parrott <Louise.Parrott@aec.gov.au>Subject: RE: Laming Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi Louise Please find the following:         Redlands Institute (https://www.facebook.com/RInstit/) is still available and not authorised         Redlands Hospital: Let’s fight for fair funding (https://www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital/) is no longer available         Thornlands 4164 (https://www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD/) is no longer available         Redland Bay Bulletin (https://www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin) is still available and now authorised by Andrew Laming.  Happy to discuss Justin Sowden | Senior LawyerLegal Services Section | Legal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4595 X: 21719   From: Justin Sowden Sent: Thursday, 8 April 2021 10:53 AMTo: Louise Parrott <louise.parrott@aec.gov.au>Subject: Laming Facebook pages [SEC=OFFICIAL] Hi Louise Please find attached a sample of posts and images from the four Facebook pages I examined. I found some from the Redlands Institute which are also attached. Justin Sowden | Senior Lawyer


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From:                                 ELT SupportSent:                                  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:00:12 +1000To:                                      ELT Support;ELT Weekly ReportingSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB TODAY [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Weekly Reports 09.04.2021.pdfGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports are due by COB TODAY.  We have left reporting for 19 April – 23 April in the absences report. Please update as necessary and change to black. Please also complete the week 26 – 30 April. If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 9 April is attached for your reference. Kind regards,ELT Support

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  1-7 April 2021    Third-party posts: Andrew Laming  Widespread mainstream media coverage on 6-8 April led to a large amount of comment on Twitter about Mr Laming’s activities and the AEC’s perceived lack of power/wilingness to act.  This included the typical range of commentary – seeding the expectation that the AEC will ultimately not take action, with many citing a lack or authority, a lack of will or even suggestions of bias. There was also frequent referral to the 2019 “purple signs” matter as an example of the AEC’s “corruption”.   The volume of traffic was significant and mostly negative, as is standard for the channel. Commentary moved on quickly.


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From:                                 Megan MackieSent:                                  Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:29:27 +1000To:                                      Community and International EngagementSubject:                             For Action: Weekly ELT Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Weekly Reports 09.04.2021.pdfHi All, As part of the weekly ELT report, can you please provide me with any input on upcoming events, key highlights, issues, or potential risks that are occurring.  Could you please have your responses to me by 2pm today so I can get it approved and published in time. The last week’s report is attached for your reference.  Regards MegMeg Mackie | Graduate Community & International Engagement | Deputy CommissionerAustralian Electoral CommissionT: 0481 225 584  X: 21325

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Organiser: Terri ThomasSubject: ELT papers + Teams invite (if required) [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]Required: Tom Rogers; Jeff Pope; Lynn White; Tim Courtney; Thomas Ryan; Holly CastroLocation: Microsoft Teams MeetingStart time: 19 Apr 2021 10:30:00 +1000End time: 19 Apr 2021 12:00:00 +1000________________________________________________________________________________Microsoft Teams meetingJoin on your computer or mobile appClick here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_MTE5ZGQxNGQtYzc1Ny00YzRkLWE2MjQtN2QyYTUwNzNjNzll%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%224c860715-0137-491a-aea6-f6bb9aaf8a14%22%7d>[https://www.aec.gov.au/_template/css/img/aec-logo-homepage.png]This meeting invitation was generated by the AEC Microsoft Teams instanceLearn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=4c860715-0137-491a-aea6-f6bb9aaf8a14&tenantId=c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3&threadId=19_meeting_MTE5ZGQxNGQtYzc1Ny00YzRkLWE2MjQtN2QyYTUwNzNjNzll@thread.v2&messageId=0&language=en-US>________________________________________________________________________________

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From:                                 ELT SupportSent:                                  Mon, 19 Apr 2021 14:47:22 +1000To:                                      Anastasia Batten;ELT Support;Adam Coenraads;Reece Mckenzie;Bernadette Panek;Adrian McCabe;Andrew Johnson;Ngarei Gow;Fleur Hill;David Lang;Gina Dario;Joanne Reid;Dylan Phelan;Kath Gleeson;Natalie Amiel;Sally So;Cassandra Hopkins;Hannah Stares;Julie McDougall;Rhianne Jory;Sean Ferrari;Terri Thomas;Bernadette O'Meara;Kaye Bartlett;Cherie Feore;Owen Jones;Christine Aneiros;Evan Ekin-Smyth;Delyse Paliaga;Michelle Harper;Election Support Unit - VIC;Antonia Exposito;Kelsey Corrin;Kristen Wild;Nicole Balgue;Natalie Caggiano;Nye Coffey;Tessa Martin;Priscilla Vosa;Rachel Alchin;Heather Cooper;Internalcomms;Julie Igglesden;Peita Mamo;Maree Fasoli;Megan Mackie;MPS Mailbox;Peter Mahon;Nicole Taylor;Sarra Baker;Stephanie Attard;PSB Support;Rhiannon Craig;Cameron Stokes;Michael Lynch;Stephanie Hilton;Stuart OreoSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB 22 APRIL 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Weekly Reports 16.04.2021.pdfGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports due by COB THURSDAY 22 APRIL 2021.  We have left reporting for 26 April – 30 April in the absences report. Please update as necessary and change to black. Please also complete the week 3 – 7 May. If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 16 April is attached for your reference. Kind regards,ELT Support

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From:                                 ELT SupportSent:                                  Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:36:59 +1000To:                                      Anastasia Batten;ELT Support;Adam Coenraads;Reece Mckenzie;Bernadette Panek;Adrian McCabe;Andrew Johnson;Ngarei Gow;Fleur Hill;David Lang;Gina Dario;Joanne Reid;Dylan Phelan;Kath Gleeson;Natalie Amiel;Sally So;Cassandra Hopkins;Hannah Stares;Julie McDougall;Rhianne Jory;Sean Ferrari;Terri Thomas;Bernadette O'Meara;Kaye Bartlett;Cherie Feore;Owen Jones;Christine Aneiros;Evan Ekin-Smyth;Delyse Paliaga;Michelle Harper;Election Support Unit - VIC;Antonia Exposito;Kelsey Corrin;Kristen Wild;Nicole Balgue;Natalie Caggiano;Nye Coffey;Tessa Martin;Priscilla Vosa;Rachel Alchin;Heather Cooper;Internalcomms;Julie Igglesden;Peita Mamo;Maree Fasoli;Megan Mackie;MPS Mailbox;Peter Mahon;Nicole Taylor;Sarra Baker;Stephanie Attard;PSB Support;Rhiannon Craig;Cameron Stokes;Michael Lynch;Stephanie Hilton;Stuart OreoBcc:                                    Tracey VassalloSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB TODAY [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Weekly Reports 16.04.2021.pdfGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports due by COB TODAY.  We have left reporting for 26 April – 30 April in the absences report. Please update as necessary and change to black. Please also complete the week 3 – 7 May. If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 16 April is attached for your reference. Kind regards, ELT Support

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From:                                 Megan MackieSent:                                  Thu, 22 Apr 2021 11:41:48 +1000To:                                      Community and International EngagementSubject:                             For Action: Weekly ELT Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Weekly Reports 16.04.2021.pdfHi all, As part of the weekly ELT report, can you please provide me with any input on upcoming events, key highlights, issues, or potential risks that are occurring.  Could you please have your responses to me by 2pm today so I can get it approved and published in time. The last week’s report is attached for your reference.  Regards  Meg Mackie | Graduate Community & International Engagement | Deputy CommissionerAustralian Electoral CommissionT: 0481 225 584  X: 21325

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From:                         The ConversationSent:                          Fri, 30 Apr 2021 06:29:52 +1000To:                              Andrew JohnsonSubject:                     Government to keep debt high until unemployment goes downCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Australian Federal Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.And our economists approve                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          View in browser AU Edition | 30 April 2021 Academic rigour, journalistic flair On Thursday Josh Frydenberg broke with the past, adopting a platform far more radical than an Australian government, Labor or Coalition, in the past 50 years.He pledged to drive the unemployment rate down to between 4% and 5%, so that, as Michelle Grattan put it, the rate would have “a four in front of it”.This morning The Conversation publishes the results of an exclusive poll of 60 leading economists selected by the


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Economic Society for their expertise and breadth of experience.47 back the government’s move. 13 would like it to go further. The new target of an unemployment rate between 4% and 5% will mean about 200,000 more Australians in work than the old target adopted in last year’s budget of an unemployment rate “comfortably below 6%”.The Treasurer says he won’t begin to tighten the budget settings until that happens. If unemployment does get that low and is sustained, it would be the first time since the governments of Robert Menzies, Harold Holt, John Gorton and William McMahon in the 1960s and early 1970s. Peter MartinSection Editor, Business and Economy Today's newsletter supported by Universities Australia


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MIA Studio/ShutterstockExclusive. Top economists back budget push for an unemployment rate beginning with ‘4’Peter Martin, Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University 47 of the 60 leading economists surveyed by the Economic Society and The Conversation back the Treasurer's decision to aim for an unemployment rate of less than 5%.Shutterstock/Jason Benz BenneeThe First Australians grew to a population of millions, much more than previous estimatesCorey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Alan N Williams, UNSW; Frédérik Saltré, Flinders University; Kasih Norman, University of Wollongong; Sean Ulm, James Cook University


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It took just 5,000 years for large and well-organised groups of people to populate all corners of the continent.Author provided/The ConversationWe mapped the ‘super-highways’ the First Australians used to cross the ancient landStefani Crabtree, Santa Fe Institute; Alan N Williams, UNSW; Corey J. A. Bradshaw, Flinders University; Devin White, University of Tennessee; Frédérik Saltré, Flinders University; Sean Ulm, James Cook University We now have a glimpse into where early Indigenous Australians likely travelled all those tens of thousands of years ago.Piyal Adhikary/AAPGrattan on Friday: Australians should not be left


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stranded in IndiaMichelle Grattan, University of Canberra Getting the right “balance” is one of the main challenges when framing and executing policies. The difficulties of achieving this are being exposed currently on two fronts – the repatriation of Australians and relations with China.Taiwan’s military has been on alert amid large numbers of Chinese war plane incursions in its air space. Chiang Ying-ying/APAustralia would be wise not to pound ‘war drums’ over Taiwan with so much at stakeTony Walker, La Trobe University The likelihood of open conflict is low, given the risks to China and the US. With the Biden administration treading carefully over Taiwan, why is there so much loose talk of war in Canberra?


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ShutterstockGovernment demands for arbitrary performance targets are contributing to ambulance delays, paramedic exhaustionSimon Sawyer, Australian Catholic University The public deserves an ambulance service that advocates for their staff and their patients, not the needs of politicians who want a simple number to demonstrate their effectiveness.Nikki Short/AAPFriday essay: my belly is angry, my throat is in love — how body parts express emotions in Indigenous languagesMaïa Ponsonnet, The University of Western Australia


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Australian Indigenous languages use a fascinating array of expressions drawing on body parts to describe emotions. Here is a guide to some of the most intriguing ones.EducationStarting behind: more than half of young Australian kids living in adversity don’t have the skills they need to learn to readSharon Goldfeld, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Hannah Bryson, Murdoch Children's Research Institute; Jodie Smith, La Trobe University By the age of five, most children can name at least ten letters. In our study, 58.6% of children living with disadvantage could not name the expected number of alphabet letters.Environment + EnergyFeral desert donkeys are digging wells, giving water to parched wildlifeErick Lundgren, University of Technology Sydney; Arian Wallach, University of Technology Sydney; Daniel Ramp, University of Technology Sydney Incredibly, once the wells dried up some became nurseries for the germination and establishment of wetland trees.Risky business: 54% of Australian companies plan to slow ‘green’ initiatives due to COVIDSukhbir Sandhu, University of South Australia Businesses have long been a big part of the climate problem. They shouldn't scale back environmental initiatives when it all feels too hard.‘We know our community better than they do’: why local knowledge is key to disaster recovery in GippslandCeleste Young, Victoria University; Roger Jones, Victoria University First the fires, then the pandemic. It’s not just the damage to infrastructure, houses, environment and farmland that makes recovery difficult; the emotional and physical toll is often gruelling too.


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Business + EconomyVital Signs: 3 economic facts point to a big-spending federal budgetRichard Holden, UNSW Inflation, interest rates and booming mining royalties give the Morrison government scope to ignore the deficit daleks.Arts + CultureSashay or stay — will RuPaul’s Drag Race Down Under erase Australia’s ‘ocker’ drag past?Joanna McIntyre, Swinburne University of Technology Drag Down Under airs this Saturday. It will be intriguing to see how this slick TV show — built on US histories of drag — approaches the Australian drag tradition.What were the Spartans like? Note to Lego Masters: they didn’t build city wallsDuncan Keenan-Jones, The University of Queensland In a recent episode of Lego Masters, contestants were asked to build a castle in the style of the Spartans. It had white city walls — but the real Spartans famously refused to build a wall.Politics + SocietyAs pressure builds on India’s Narendra Modi, is his government trying to silence its critics?Usha M. Rodrigues, Deakin University As India's COVID crisis deepens, the government is taking a harder line with any social media content it finds objectionable.As boundaries between work and home vanish, employees need a ‘right to disconnect’Barbara Pocock, University of South Australia Victoria Police recently won the rights not to be contacted out of work hours. They are not the only employees who need a proper break from work.


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Health + MedicineEven if Olympians are jumping the COVID vaccine queue, that’s not necessarily wrong. A bioethicist explainsDiego S. Silva, University of Sydney It's easy to call Australian Olympians who receive their COVID shot early 'queue jumpers'. But the argument for them having early access to the vaccine is more nuanced. Here's why.Yes, ADHD could explain some of Andrew Laming’s behaviour. But it doesn’t make it OKAlison Poulton, University of Sydney Impulsiveness, a key characteristic of ADHD, might help us understand some of Laming's behaviour. None of this excuses his actions, though.More than half of Australians will experience trauma, most before they turn 17. We need to talk about itMeera Atkinson, University of Notre Dame Australia Now, for the first time in Australian history, trauma is trending in the wider public discourse. What does this shift in public consciousness mean, and where is it taking us?‘We always come last’: Deaf people are vulnerable to disaster risk but excluded from preparednessEmma Calgaro, University of Sydney; Dale Dominey-Howes, University of Sydney; Leyla Craig, University of Sydney Those with disaster experience said they hadn't received proper warnings, which led to confusion, helplessness and panic. There was a sense that 'we always come last'. Featured jobsAssociate Director, International — Townsville QLD, Australia


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Executive Officer — Canberra ACT, Australia Research Office Product Advisor — South Wharf VIC, Australia MORE JOBS       Featured Events & CoursesBehavioural Insights (BI) and Policy Course (Online) Level 21, 15 Broadway, Ultimo, New South Wales, 2007, Australia — University of Technology Sydney


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Applying Behavioural Science to Create Change 8 week online course by BehaviourWorks Australia, Clayton, Victoria, 3800, Australia — Monash University Reimagining Government: Learning to listen again Online, Free webinar, Victoria, 3067, Australia — Australia and New Zealand School of Government (ANZSOG) Global biodiversity hotspot with cutting-edge compute! Forrest Hall, 21 Hackett Drive, Crawley, Western Australia, 6009, Australia — The University of Western Australia MORE EVENTS & COURSES Contact us here to list your job, or here to list your event or course.For sponsorship opportunities, email us here    18 million unique visitors a month You’re receiving this newsletter from The Conversation.Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe.  The Conversation Media Group, Level 1, 715 Swanston Street, Parkville, VIC 3010

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From:                                 Tim Courtney in TeamsSent:                                  Fri, 30 Apr 2021 10:09:37 +1000To:                                      Jeff PopeSubject:                             Tim sent a messageAttachments:                   ATT00005.png, ATT00006.png, ATT00007.png, ATT00008.pngCAUTION: This email originated from outside of the Australian Federal Government. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognise the sender and know the content is safe.Hi,Your teammates are trying to reach you in Microsoft Teams.Tim sent a message in chatJust for your info - 7:30 did a story on Dr Laming last night, it didnt mention us or the facebook pages.  Reply in Teams  Install Microsoft Teams now        iOS        Android  This email was sent from an unmonitored mailbox. Update your email preferences in Teams. Profile picture > Settings > Notifications.© 2019 Microsoft Corporation, One Microsoft Way, Redmond WA 98052-7329Read our privacy policy


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AEC.0002.0001.2861

Organiser: Terri ThomasSubject: ELT papers + teams invite [SEC=OFFICIAL]Required: Tim Courtney; Tom Rogers; Lynn White; Jeff Pope; Holly Castro; Thomas RyanLocation: TEAMSStart time: 3 May 2021 16:00:00 +1000End time: 3 May 2021 17:30:00 +1000________________________________________________________________________________Microsoft Teams meetingJoin on your computer or mobile appClick here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjdhNWUyMDUtZDliMi00Mzc2LTk4ZjgtODgxOGMxMDQ5ZGM5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22df8ad216-d4fb-4c29-a3ac-510d5c1b1bb8%22%7d>[https://www.aec.gov.au/_template/css/img/aec-logo-homepage.png]This meeting invitation was generated by the AEC Microsoft Teams instanceLearn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=df8ad216-d4fb-4c29-a3ac-510d5c1b1bb8&tenantId=c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3&threadId=19_meeting_YjdhNWUyMDUtZDliMi00Mzc2LTk4ZjgtODgxOGMxMDQ5ZGM5@thread.v2&messageId=0&language=en-US>________________________________________________________________________________

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AEC.0002.0001.2933

From:                                 Holly CastroSent:                                  Fri, 30 Apr 2021 15:19:35 +1000To:                                      Tom Rogers;Kristen WildSubject:                             ELT papers for Monday [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   ELT Papers 03.05.2021.pdf  Holly Castro | Chief of Staff National Executive | Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4523 X: 21260 M: 0418 629 297

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AEC.0002.0001.3005

Organiser: Terri ThomasSubject: ELT papers + teams invite [SEC=OFFICIAL]Required: Tim Courtney; Tom Rogers; Lynn White; Jeff Pope; Holly Castro; Thomas RyanLocation: TEAMSStart time: 3 May 2021 16:00:00 +1000End time: 3 May 2021 17:30:00 +1000Please note that Agenda item 06f) OPC update paper will be with you first thing Monday morning.________________________________________________________________________________Microsoft Teams meetingJoin on your computer or mobile appClick here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjdhNWUyMDUtZDliMi00Mzc2LTk4ZjgtODgxOGMxMDQ5ZGM5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22df8ad216-d4fb-4c29-a3ac-510d5c1b1bb8%22%7d>[https://www.aec.gov.au/_template/css/img/aec-logo-homepage.png]This meeting invitation was generated by the AEC Microsoft Teams instanceLearn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=df8ad216-d4fb-4c29-a3ac-510d5c1b1bb8&tenantId=c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3&threadId=19_meeting_YjdhNWUyMDUtZDliMi00Mzc2LTk4ZjgtODgxOGMxMDQ5ZGM5@thread.v2&messageId=0&language=en-US>________________________________________________________________________________

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AEC.0002.0001.3169

Organiser: Terri ThomasSubject: ELT papers + teams invite [SEC=OFFICIAL]Required: Tim Courtney; Tom Rogers; Lynn White; Jeff Pope; Holly Castro; Thomas RyanLocation: TEAMSStart time: 3 May 2021 16:00:00 +1000End time: 3 May 2021 17:30:00 +1000Paper for Agenda item 06f) OPC covid update attached.________________________________________________________________________________Microsoft Teams meetingJoin on your computer or mobile appClick here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjdhNWUyMDUtZDliMi00Mzc2LTk4ZjgtODgxOGMxMDQ5ZGM5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22df8ad216-d4fb-4c29-a3ac-510d5c1b1bb8%22%7d>[https://www.aec.gov.au/_template/css/img/aec-logo-homepage.png]This meeting invitation was generated by the AEC Microsoft Teams instanceLearn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=df8ad216-d4fb-4c29-a3ac-510d5c1b1bb8&tenantId=c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3&threadId=19_meeting_YjdhNWUyMDUtZDliMi00Mzc2LTk4ZjgtODgxOGMxMDQ5ZGM5@thread.v2&messageId=0&language=en-US>________________________________________________________________________________

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AEC.0002.0001.3355

From:                                 ELT SupportSent:                                  Tue, 4 May 2021 12:01:45 +1000To:                                      ELT Support;ELT Weekly ReportingSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB 6 MAY 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   03. Weekly reports 30.04.2021.pdfGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports due by COB THURSDAY 6 APRIL 2021.  We have left reporting for 10 - 14 May in the absences report. Please update as necessary and change to black. Please also complete the week 10 – 14 May. If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 30 April is attached for your reference. Kind regards,ELT Support

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AEC.0002.0001.3399

From:                                 Andrew JohnsonSent:                                  Tue, 4 May 2021 13:28:45 +1000To:                                      Kimberley Baillie;Louise ParrottSubject:                             FW: Weekly Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   03. Weekly reports 30.04.2021.pdfFYI

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AEC.0002.0001.3460

From:                                 ELT SupportSent:                                  Thu, 6 May 2021 08:30:50 +1000To:                                      ELT Support;ELT Weekly ReportingSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB TODAY [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   03. Weekly reports 30.04.2021.pdfGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports due by COB TODAY.  Please update absences for 10 - 14 May in the report as necessary then change to black. Please also complete the week 17 – 21 May. If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 30 April is attached for your reference. Kind regards,ELT Support

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AEC.0002.0001.3504

From:                                 Megan MackieSent:                                  Thu, 6 May 2021 09:53:30 +1000To:                                      Community and International EngagementSubject:                             For Action: ELT Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   03. Weekly reports 30.04.2021.pdfHi all, As part of the weekly ELT report, can you please provide me with any input on upcoming events, key highlights, issues, or potential risks that are occurring.  Could you please have your responses to me by 2pm today so I can get it approved and published in time. The last week’s report is attached for your reference.  Regards  Meg Mackie | Graduate Community & International Engagement | Deputy CommissionerAustralian Electoral CommissionT: 0481 225 584  X: 21325

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AEC.0002.0001.3557

From:                                 Terri ThomasSent:                                  Fri, 7 May 2021 13:50:51 +1000To:                                      Tom Rogers;Thomas Ryan;Jeff Pope;Lynn White;Tim Courtney;Holly CastroSubject:                             For review : weekly reports from 3 – 7 May 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]Attachments:                   Weekly reports 07.05.2021.pdfGood afternoon Please find attached the weekly reports for the week.The next ELT meeting will be held on Monday 17 May 2021.  ThanksTerri Terri Thomas | Executive Officer to the Deputy CommissionerNational Executive | Australian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4623 X: 21016

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AEC.0002.0001.3605

From:                                 ELT SupportSent:                                  Mon, 10 May 2021 12:11:03 +1000To:                                      Anastasia Batten;ELT Support;Adam Coenraads;Reece Mckenzie;Bernadette Panek;Adrian McCabe;Joanne Reid;Andrew Johnson;Ngarei Gow;David Lang;Gina Dario;Dylan Phelan;Kath Gleeson;Natalie Amiel;Sally So;Bernadette O'Meara;Kaye Bartlett;Cassandra Hopkins;Hannah Stares;Julie McDougall;Rhianne Jory;Sean Ferrari;Terri Thomas;Cherie Feore;Owen Jones;Christine Aneiros;Evan Ekin-Smyth;Delyse Paliaga;Michelle Harper;Election Support Unit - VIC;Antonia Exposito;Kelsey Corrin;Kristen Wild;Nicole Balgue;Natalie Caggiano;Nye Coffey;Tessa Martin;Priscilla Vosa;Rachel Alchin;Heather Cooper;Internalcomms;Julie Igglesden;Peita Mamo;Maree Fasoli;Megan Mackie;MPS Mailbox;Peter Mahon;Nicole Taylor;Stephanie Attard;PSB Support;Rhiannon Craig;Cameron Stokes;Michael Lynch;Stephanie Hilton;Stuart OreoSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB 13 MAY 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Weekly Reports 07.05.2021.pdfGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports due by COB THURSDAY 13 MAY 2021.  Please update absences for 17 - 21 May 2021 in the report as necessary then change to black. Please also complete the week 24 – 28 May 2021. If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 7 May 2021 is attached for your reference. Kind regards,ELT Support

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AEC.0002.0001.3778

Page 3Agenda Paper: Electoral Integrity CommitteeAttachments: Name of attachmentsSummary of changes to Fraud Control Plan (Attachment B)

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AEC.0002.0001.3785

Page 3Agenda Paper: Electoral Integrity CommitteeSelect dateAttachments: Name of attachmentsSummary of changes to Fraud Control Plan (Attachment B)

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AEC.0002.0001.3791

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From:                                 ELT SupportSent:                                  Thu, 13 May 2021 08:30:35 +1000To:                                      Anastasia Batten;ELT Support;Adam Coenraads;Reece Mckenzie;Bernadette Panek;Adrian McCabe;Joanne Reid;Andrew Johnson;Ngarei Gow;David Lang;Gina Dario;Dylan Phelan;Kath Gleeson;Natalie Amiel;Sally So;Bernadette O'Meara;Kaye Bartlett;Cassandra Hopkins;Hannah Stares;Julie McDougall;Rhianne Jory;Sean Ferrari;Terri Thomas;Cherie Feore;Owen Jones;Christine Aneiros;Evan Ekin-Smyth;Delyse Paliaga;Michelle Harper;Election Support Unit - VIC;Antonia Exposito;Kelsey Corrin;Kristen Wild;Nicole Balgue;Natalie Caggiano;Nye Coffey;Tessa Martin;Priscilla Vosa;Rachel Alchin;Heather Cooper;Internalcomms;Julie Igglesden;Peita Mamo;Maree Fasoli;Megan Mackie;MPS Mailbox;Peter Mahon;Nicole Taylor;Stephanie Attard;PSB Support;Rhiannon Craig;Cameron Stokes;Michael Lynch;Stephanie Hilton;Stuart OreoSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB TODAY [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Weekly Reports 07.05.2021.pdfImportance:                     HighGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports due COB TODAY.  Please update absences for 17 - 21 May 2021 in the report as necessary then change to black. Please also complete the week 24 – 28 May 2021. If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 7 May 2021 is attached for your reference. Kind regards,ELT Support

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From:                                 Natalie AmielSent:                                  Thu, 13 May 2021 09:27:17 +1000To:                                      Community and International EngagementSubject:                             For input: weekly reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Weekly Reports 07.05.2021.pdfHi all, In Meg’s absence, as part of the weekly ELT report, can you please provide me with any input on upcoming events, key highlights, issues, or potential risks that are occurring.  Could you please have your responses to me by 1pm today so I can get it approved and published in time. (Approvals via Jaime / Joanne today?) The last week’s report is attached for your reference.  RegardsNat Natalie Amiel | Engagement Officer Community & International Engagement | Deputy CommissionerAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4541 X: 21798

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Jake Farquharson and Bronwen WilliamsonParliamentary Engagement and Party Registration Section | Disclosure, Assurance and Engagement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4582 X: 21410 (Jake, A/g Parliamentary Advisor)T: (02) 6271 4705 X: 25007 (Bronwen, A/g Parliamentary Support)

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  No: 46   Branch Legal and Procurement Updated 10/05/2021 2:08 PM Contact Andrew Johnson, Chief Legal Officer Printed 10/05/2021 2:08 PM  ELECTORAL AUTHORISATIONS –  CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS Commissioner’s summary Issue What is the AEC doing about the approximately 30 Facebook pages run by Andrew Laming MP that may not comply with the Electoral Act? Position The Facebook pages are currently under investigation by the AEC. It would not be appropriate to comment further. Points • The Electoral Act was amended in March 2018 to broaden the authorisation requirements to cover certain electoral mater communicated on social media. • The AEC proactively investigates electoral communications on referral and from our own investigations. If issues are found, the AEC contacts political participants to ensure that electoral matter is properly authorised or removed. • The Electoral Act does not regulate the content of political messages. Talking points Question: What is the AEC doing about the approximately 30 Facebook pages administered by Andrew Laming MP as reported in The Guardian? • The Facebook pages purportedly created and/or administered by Andrew Laming MP are currently under investigation by the AEC therefore it would not be appropriate to comment further.


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Page 3Agenda Paper: Electoral Integrity CommitteePrepared by: Justin Sowden, Senior Lawyer, Legal Services13 May 2021Cleared by:Andrew Johnson, Chief Legal Officer14 May 2021Cleared by (ELT): First name Last name, ELT TitleSelect dateAttachments: Name of attachments

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From:                                 Media MonitoringSent:                                  Fri, 14 May 2021 09:00:36 +1000To:                                      Megan MackieSubject:                             Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspxMedia MonitoringFriday-14-May.aspx has been changed Modify my alert settings|View Friday-14-May.aspx|View Daily media monitoring summaries|Mobile View Title:Friday 14 May Document ID Value:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Document ID:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Comments: Contact:Alex Morris Contact E-Mail Address: Contact Name: Page Layout:Body only Rollup Image: Target Audiences: Hide physical URLs from search:No Hide from Internet Search Engines:No Page Image: Page Content:Dear all, The Isentia portal, from which we curate the daily media summary, is not working this morning. So we have put together a makeshift set of news clippings and social media posts.Member for Bowman The Guardian – Scott Morrison's warm welcome to Andrew Laming is a rebuke to Australia's womenThis comment piece by Sarah Martin mentions the AEC's investigation into Dr Laming's use of Facebook, but goes into no detail.  Election speculationThe Australian – Shake it off


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In this morning's 'Strewth!' column, Alice Workman reports that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has started a diet of meal replacement shakes and speculates that this is a subtle sign that the election could be 'closer than previously thought'. Electoral Commission of Queensland Courier Mail – Political parties fined by Electoral Commission of Queensland for election non-compliance The New LiberalsRepresentatives of The New Liberals have posted to Twitter that their party has "filed with the AEC" to have the LNP deregistered.-- On a personal note, this will be he final media summary from Mark Batistich, who is returning to his ancestral homeland of Adelaide. Thanks for everything Mark. We'll miss you. - Alex (who wrote this footer while Mark wasn't looking)Summary Links:1 1 EditedByline:Mark Batistich Article Date:14/05/2021 Image Caption: Hidden Page:No Date Grouping:05/13/2021 - 05/19/2021 Associated File:No Checked Out To: Last Modified 14/05/2021 8:55 AM by Alex Morris

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From:                                 Media MonitoringSent:                                  Fri, 14 May 2021 09:00:37 +1000To:                                      Jeff PopeSubject:                             Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspxMedia MonitoringFriday-14-May.aspx has been changed Modify my alert settings|View Friday-14-May.aspx|View Daily media monitoring summaries|Mobile View Title:Friday 14 May Document ID Value:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Document ID:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Comments: Contact:Alex Morris Contact E-Mail Address: Contact Name: Page Layout:Body only Rollup Image: Target Audiences: Hide physical URLs from search:No Hide from Internet Search Engines:No Page Image: Page Content:Dear all, The Isentia portal, from which we curate the daily media summary, is not working this morning. So we have put together a makeshift set of news clippings and social media posts.Member for Bowman The Guardian – Scott Morrison's warm welcome to Andrew Laming is a rebuke to Australia's womenThis comment piece by Sarah Martin mentions the AEC's investigation into Dr Laming's use of Facebook, but goes into no detail.  Election speculationThe Australian – Shake it off


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In this morning's 'Strewth!' column, Alice Workman reports that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has started a diet of meal replacement shakes and speculates that this is a subtle sign that the election could be 'closer than previously thought'. Electoral Commission of Queensland Courier Mail – Political parties fined by Electoral Commission of Queensland for election non-compliance The New LiberalsRepresentatives of The New Liberals have posted to Twitter that their party has "filed with the AEC" to have the LNP deregistered.-- On a personal note, this will be he final media summary from Mark Batistich, who is returning to his ancestral homeland of Adelaide. Thanks for everything Mark. We'll miss you. - Alex (who wrote this footer while Mark wasn't looking)Summary Links:1 1 EditedByline:Mark Batistich Article Date:14/05/2021 Image Caption: Hidden Page:No Date Grouping:05/13/2021 - 05/19/2021 Associated File:No Checked Out To: Last Modified 14/05/2021 8:55 AM by Alex Morris

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From:                                 Media MonitoringSent:                                  Fri, 14 May 2021 09:00:38 +1000To:                                      Julie IgglesdenSubject:                             Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspxMedia MonitoringFriday-14-May.aspx has been changed Modify my alert settings|View Friday-14-May.aspx|View Daily media monitoring summaries|Mobile View Title:Friday 14 May Document ID Value:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Document ID:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Comments: Contact:Alex Morris Contact E-Mail Address: Contact Name: Page Layout:Body only Rollup Image: Target Audiences: Hide physical URLs from search:No Hide from Internet Search Engines:No Page Image: Page Content:Dear all, The Isentia portal, from which we curate the daily media summary, is not working this morning. So we have put together a makeshift set of news clippings and social media posts.Member for Bowman The Guardian – Scott Morrison's warm welcome to Andrew Laming is a rebuke to Australia's womenThis comment piece by Sarah Martin mentions the AEC's investigation into Dr Laming's use of Facebook, but goes into no detail.  Election speculationThe Australian – Shake it off


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In this morning's 'Strewth!' column, Alice Workman reports that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has started a diet of meal replacement shakes and speculates that this is a subtle sign that the election could be 'closer than previously thought'. Electoral Commission of Queensland Courier Mail – Political parties fined by Electoral Commission of Queensland for election non-compliance The New LiberalsRepresentatives of The New Liberals have posted to Twitter that their party has "filed with the AEC" to have the LNP deregistered.-- On a personal note, this will be he final media summary from Mark Batistich, who is returning to his ancestral homeland of Adelaide. Thanks for everything Mark. We'll miss you. - Alex (who wrote this footer while Mark wasn't looking)Summary Links:1 1 EditedByline:Mark Batistich Article Date:14/05/2021 Image Caption: Hidden Page:No Date Grouping:05/13/2021 - 05/19/2021 Associated File:No Checked Out To: Last Modified 14/05/2021 8:55 AM by Alex Morris

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From:                                 Media MonitoringSent:                                  Fri, 14 May 2021 09:00:38 +1000To:                                      Louise ParrottSubject:                             Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspxMedia MonitoringFriday-14-May.aspx has been changed Modify my alert settings|View Friday-14-May.aspx|View Daily media monitoring summaries|Mobile View Title:Friday 14 May Document ID Value:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Document ID:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Comments: Contact:Alex Morris Contact E-Mail Address: Contact Name: Page Layout:Body only Rollup Image: Target Audiences: Hide physical URLs from search:No Hide from Internet Search Engines:No Page Image: Page Content:Dear all, The Isentia portal, from which we curate the daily media summary, is not working this morning. So we have put together a makeshift set of news clippings and social media posts.Member for Bowman The Guardian – Scott Morrison's warm welcome to Andrew Laming is a rebuke to Australia's womenThis comment piece by Sarah Martin mentions the AEC's investigation into Dr Laming's use of Facebook, but goes into no detail.  Election speculationThe Australian – Shake it off


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In this morning's 'Strewth!' column, Alice Workman reports that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has started a diet of meal replacement shakes and speculates that this is a subtle sign that the election could be 'closer than previously thought'. Electoral Commission of Queensland Courier Mail – Political parties fined by Electoral Commission of Queensland for election non-compliance The New LiberalsRepresentatives of The New Liberals have posted to Twitter that their party has "filed with the AEC" to have the LNP deregistered.-- On a personal note, this will be he final media summary from Mark Batistich, who is returning to his ancestral homeland of Adelaide. Thanks for everything Mark. We'll miss you. - Alex (who wrote this footer while Mark wasn't looking)Summary Links:1 1 EditedByline:Mark Batistich Article Date:14/05/2021 Image Caption: Hidden Page:No Date Grouping:05/13/2021 - 05/19/2021 Associated File:No Checked Out To: Last Modified 14/05/2021 8:55 AM by Alex Morris

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From:                                 Media MonitoringSent:                                  Fri, 14 May 2021 09:00:38 +1000To:                                      Andrew JohnsonSubject:                             Daily media monitoring summaries - Friday-14-May.aspxMedia MonitoringFriday-14-May.aspx has been changed Modify my alert settings|View Friday-14-May.aspx|View Daily media monitoring summaries|Mobile View Title:Friday 14 May Document ID Value:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Document ID:47W6QKDQUKK3-2087665346-210 Comments: Contact:Alex Morris Contact E-Mail Address: Contact Name: Page Layout:Body only Rollup Image: Target Audiences: Hide physical URLs from search:No Hide from Internet Search Engines:No Page Image: Page Content:Dear all, The Isentia portal, from which we curate the daily media summary, is not working this morning. So we have put together a makeshift set of news clippings and social media posts.Member for Bowman The Guardian – Scott Morrison's warm welcome to Andrew Laming is a rebuke to Australia's womenThis comment piece by Sarah Martin mentions the AEC's investigation into Dr Laming's use of Facebook, but goes into no detail.  Election speculationThe Australian – Shake it off


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In this morning's 'Strewth!' column, Alice Workman reports that Prime Minister Scott Morrison has started a diet of meal replacement shakes and speculates that this is a subtle sign that the election could be 'closer than previously thought'. Electoral Commission of Queensland Courier Mail – Political parties fined by Electoral Commission of Queensland for election non-compliance The New LiberalsRepresentatives of The New Liberals have posted to Twitter that their party has "filed with the AEC" to have the LNP deregistered.-- On a personal note, this will be he final media summary from Mark Batistich, who is returning to his ancestral homeland of Adelaide. Thanks for everything Mark. We'll miss you. - Alex (who wrote this footer while Mark wasn't looking)Summary Links:1 1 EditedByline:Mark Batistich Article Date:14/05/2021 Image Caption: Hidden Page:No Date Grouping:05/13/2021 - 05/19/2021 Associated File:No Checked Out To: Last Modified 14/05/2021 8:55 AM by Alex Morris

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AEC.0002.0001.5125

No: 46 Branch Legal and Procurement Updated 10/05/2021 2:08 PM Contact Andrew Johnson, Chief Legal Officer Printed 10/05/2021 2:08 PM ELECTORAL AUTHORISATIONS – CURRENT INVESTIGATIONS Commissioner’s summary Issue What is the AEC doing about the approximately 30 Facebook pages run by Andrew Laming MP that may not comply with the Electoral Act? Position The Facebook pages are currently under investigation by the AEC. It would not be appropriate to comment further. Points •The Electoral Act was amended in March 2018 to broaden theauthorisation requirements to cover certain electoral matercommunicated on social media.•The AEC proactively investigates electoral communications on referraland from our own investigations. If issues are found, the AEC contactspolitical participants to ensure that electoral matter is properlyauthorised or removed.•The Electoral Act does not regulate the content of political messages.Talking points Question: What is the AEC doing about the approximately 30 Facebook pages administered by Andrew Laming MP as reported in The Guardian? •The Facebook pages purportedly created and/or administered by Andrew LamingMP are currently under investigation by the AEC therefore it would not beappropriate to comment further.


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AEC.0002.0001.5275

Organiser: Terri ThomasSubject: ELT papers + invite [SEC=OFFICIAL:Sensitive]Required: Tom Rogers; Jeff Pope; Lynn White; Holly Castro; Thomas Ryan; Tim CourtneyLocation: Office of the CommissionerStart time: 24 May 2021 15:00:00 +1000End time: 24 May 2021 16:00:00 +1000________________________________________________________________________________Microsoft Teams meetingJoin on your computer or mobile appClick here to join the meeting<https://teams.microsoft.com/l/meetup-join/19%3ameeting_YjdhNWUyMDUtZDliMi00Mzc2LTk4ZjgtODgxOGMxMDQ5ZGM5%40thread.v2/0?context=%7b%22Tid%22%3a%22c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3%22%2c%22Oid%22%3a%22df8ad216-d4fb-4c29-a3ac-510d5c1b1bb8%22%7d>[https://www.aec.gov.au/_template/css/img/aec-logo-homepage.png]This meeting invitation was generated by the AEC Microsoft Teams instanceLearn More<https://aka.ms/JoinTeamsMeeting> | Meeting options<https://teams.microsoft.com/meetingOptions/?organizerId=df8ad216-d4fb-4c29-a3ac-510d5c1b1bb8&tenantId=c1eefc4f-a78a-4616-a218-48ba01757af3&threadId=19_meeting_YjdhNWUyMDUtZDliMi00Mzc2LTk4ZjgtODgxOGMxMDQ5ZGM5@thread.v2&messageId=0&language=en-US>________________________________________________________________________________

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AEC.0002.0001.5419

From:                                 Reece MckenzieSent:                                  Mon, 24 May 2021 11:22:39 +1000To:                                      Anastasia Batten;ELT Support;Adam Coenraads;Reece Mckenzie;Bernadette Panek;Adrian McCabe;Joanne Reid;Andrew Johnson;Ngarei Gow;Dylan Phelan;Kath Gleeson;Natalie Amiel;Sally So;David Lang;Bernadette O'Meara;Kaye Bartlett;Cassandra Hopkins;Hannah Stares;Julie McDougall;Rhianne Jory;Sean Ferrari;Terri Thomas;Cherie Feore;Owen Jones;Christine Aneiros;Evan Ekin-Smyth;Delyse Paliaga;Michelle Harper;Election Support Unit - VIC;Antonia Exposito;Kelsey Corrin;Kristen Wild;Nicole Balgue;Natalie Caggiano;Nye Coffey;Tessa Martin;Priscilla Vosa;Rachel Alchin;Gina Dario;Heather Cooper;Internalcomms;Julie Igglesden;Peita Mamo;Maree Fasoli;Megan Mackie;MPS Mailbox;Peter Mahon;Nicole Taylor;Stephanie Attard;PSB Support;Rhiannon Craig;Cameron Stokes;Michael Lynch;Stephanie Hilton;Stuart OreoSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB MAY 27 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   03. Weekly Reports 21.05.2021.pdfGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports due by COB THURSDAY 27 MAY 2021.  Please update absences for 31 May – 4 June 2021 in the report as necessary then change to black. Please also complete the week 7 – 11 June 2021. If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 21 May 2021 is attached for your reference. Kind regards,ELT Support

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AEC.0002.0001.5635

 The Hon. Michael McCormack MP Minister for Small Business Federal Member for Riverina  Dr Andrew Laming MP Federal Member for Bowman  MEDIA RELEASE ENDS  Media Contacts:  McCormack – Dom Hopkinson 0428 373 122 Laming – Penny Donald – 0410 556 760 13 April 2017  BOON FOR BOWMAN’S SMALL BUSINESSES   FEDERAL Member for Bowman Andrew Laming hosted Minister for Small Business Michael McCormack in Cleveland today holding a roundtable with local small businesspeople and community leaders.   “I am pleased the Minister accepted my invitation to visit Bowman and to meet local businesspeople to discuss how the Government’s small business plan will help them grow and create local jobs,” Dr Laming said.   “Today, we discussed cuts to small business taxes and the instant asset write off programme which the Government has delivered to free-up resources for small businesses to reinvest and grow.   “We also discussed new trade opportunities and export markets small businesses can tap into following the Government’s successful negotiation of trade agreements with South Korea, Japan and China.   “Small businesspeople were also interested to hear about the Government’s changes to competition policy and new laws we have introduced to ensure multinationals pay their fair share of tax – all of which are levelling the playing field for small businesses to compete on their merits.”  Minister McCormack said the Government’s small business plan was a centre-piece for economic growth and job creation.   “The Government’s small business plan is focused on driving economic growth in local communities and in the national economy,” Mr McCormack said.   “Small businesses employ more than five and a half million Australians and contribute more than $380 billion in GDP every year, making it a vital sector in our economy.   “It is great to be here today with Andrew Laming to discuss how the Government’s cuts to small business taxes will help grow the local economy, grow local businesses and grow local opportunities, including new job opportunities.    “Our plan is all about taking the pressure off small business – the local job creators – so they can get on with running and growing their businesses.”    You can find out more by searching ‘small business’ or visiting www.business.gov.au/smallbusiness.

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AEC.0002.0001.6699

From:                                 ELT SupportSent:                                  Thu, 27 May 2021 08:34:18 +1000To:                                      ELT Support;ELT Weekly ReportingSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting - DUE COB TODAY [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   03. Weekly Reports 21.05.2021.pdfGood morning,  The SharePoint links for weekly reporting are live and ready for your input.Please update the reports with all key information including risks, issues, movements and any divisional office closures via the links provided below. Weekly Issues Report Absences Report Over the Horizon  All reports due COB TODAY.  Please update absences for 31 May – 4 June 2021 in the report as necessary then change to black. Please also complete the week 7 – 11 June 2021.If you experience any problems with SharePoint please contact ELTSupport@aec.gov.au as soon as possible.  The Weekly Report for week ending 21 May 2021 is attached for your reference. Kind regards,ELT Support

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AEC.0002.0001.6751

From:                                 Megan MackieSent:                                  Thu, 27 May 2021 11:35:55 +1000To:                                      Community and International EngagementSubject:                             FOR ACTION: ELT Weekly Reporting [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   03. Weekly Reports 21.05.2021.pdfHi all, As part of the weekly ELT report, can you please provide me with any input on upcoming events, key highlights, issues, or potential risks that are occurring.  Could you please have your responses to me by 2pm today so I can get it approved and published in time. The last week’s report is attached for your reference.  Regards  Meg Mackie | Graduate Community & International Engagement | Deputy CommissionerAustralian Electoral CommissionT: 0481 225 584 X: 21325

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AEC.0002.0001.6803

From:                                 MPS MailboxSent:                                  Fri, 28 May 2021 09:29:36 +1000To:                                      Adam Coenraads;Andrew Johnson;Belinda Bennett;Bernadette O'Meara;Bronwen Williamson;Cameron Stokes;David Molnar;FAD;Grace Bryant;Guy Lewis;Internalcomms;International Mailbox;Jacquie Travia;Joanne Reid;Julie Igglesden;Julie McDougall;Karen Wilson;Kaye Bartlett;Kirstie Pollock;Legal Services Mailbox;Matthew Haigh;media;Melinda Vernon;MPS Mailbox;Natasha Scandrett;Nicole Taylor;Nye Coffey;Parliamentary Engagement and Party Registration;Rachel Allen;Rachel Dieckmann;Robert Todkill;Roger Wills;Sally Roberts;Sean Ferrari;SES Confidential;Virginia LindenmayerSubject:                             Parliamentary Review - Friday 28 May 2021 [SEC=OFFICIAL] MINISTERIAL AND PARLIAMENTARY SERVICESParliamentary Review - Friday 28 May 2021SUMMARYThe AEC appeared before the Finance and Public Administration Committee for Estimates last night. Watch it back on ParlWatch (from 18:03). Hansard will be released in the coming days, and questions on notice assigned to drafting areas shortly after. Questions went to –  Senator Tim Ayres (NSW, ALP)        Australian article on Clive Palmer donations to Craig Kelly’s legal action against Facebook, inc. interaction with state FAD laws *QoN*        Authorisations – current investigations (Andrew Laming MP)        Compliance program        Election planning and COVID-19 contingency planning        # of overseas votes returned after the cut-off *QoN*        Lease for surge premises        Enterprise Victoria – Associated entity status        Contracts for temporary personnel services        Value of AEC labour hire contracts *QoN* Senator Matt O’Sullivan (WA, Lib)        Pre-poll numbers and implications for the next election Senator Malcolm Roberts (Qld, PHON)        EasyCount Software *QON*o   Development, inc. staffing levels and qualifications, cost and timeo   NATA verification process        Senate scanning solution – review and testing        PPVCs and technology *QON*o   Integrity measures for electronic devices        How-to-vote material in polling booths There will be a Cross Portfolio Estimates hearing on Indigenous matters today. The National Indigenous Australians Agency is scheduled to appear before the


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Finance and Public Administration Committee from 11:15am-2:00pm. Follow on ParlWatch. Yesterday, Shadow Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus (Isaacs, Vic, ALP) spoke on political donations, referencing donations by Canstruct executives to the Liberal National Party. The final report of JSCEM’s review of the FAD Reform Act was also presented. The report makes no recommendations, observing that the legislation is working effectively. JSCEM Member James Stevens (Sturt SA, LP) said: “It is clear from the evidence provided to this inquiry that, after an initial transition period, the act in its current form is working appropriately and not hindering the current activities of charitable based organisations. It is very positive that many members of the sector report that their organisations have gained familiarity with the definitions and find them workable. The committee notes there are a variety of conflicting views about possible amendments, but this reflects diverse interest from observers of the political system and is not suggestive of fundamental structural problems.” – StevensHouse of RepresentativesChamber documents:        Votes and Proceedings – Thursday 27 May 2021        Hansard – Thursday 27 May 2021SenateEstimates:Consolidated programAEC appearance: Webcast (from 16:03) | Hansard (Not yet published)JSCEMCurrent inquiries:        Future conduct of elections operating during times of emergency situations Completed inquiries:        Review of the FAD Reform Act – Final report  Jake Farquharson and Bronwen WilliamsonParliamentary Engagement and Party Registration Section | Disclosure, Assurance and Engagement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4582 X: 21410 (Jake, A/g Parliamentary Advisor)T: (02) 6271 4705 X: 25007 (Bronwen, A/g Parliamentary Support)


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must.ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars determined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. Required particulars Item If ... 2 the cor~unication is a sticker, fridge r,_~gnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; ( d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au 41377893


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CJAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41377893 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural erson the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note I: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41377893 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or (c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice ( 5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 13 7 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral adve1tisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifYing entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars detennined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. Required particulars Item If ... 2 the conununication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the conununication is any other conununication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; (d) the name of the printer who printed the conununication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au 41378547


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CJAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41378547 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural erson the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note 1: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41378547 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and fom1 specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or (c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. (4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice ( 5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 13 7 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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AEC.0002.0001.6879

h)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Dr Andrew Laming alaming2@bigpond.com Dear Dr Laming NOTICE UNDER SECTION 321 F OF THE COMMONWEAL TH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 Whereas I, Andrew Johnson, a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, have reason to believe that Dr Laming (you) have information and documents relating to assessment of compliance with section 321 D of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act). Suspected contraventions of section 321 D of the Electoral Act From 18 November 2018 to 18 May 2019, Dr Andrew Laming, being a member of the House of Representatives and therefore a Disclosure Entity for the purposes of the Electoral Act is suspected of having communicated electoral matter (as defined by s4AA of the Electoral Act) through posts on various Facebook pages without including the mandatory authorisation particulars required by section 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act (unauthorised electoral communications). The pages on which the unauthorised electoral communications are suspected to have been made, and which I have reason to believe that you are the administrator of, include: a. Redland Hospital: Let's Fight for Fair Funding (www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital) b. Redland Bay Bulletin (www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin) c. Redlands Institute (www.facebook.com/Rlnstit) d. Thornlands 4164 (www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD) e. Victoria Point News. Information and documents to be produced As a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, I require you to produce the information in Schedule 1 and documents in Schedule 2 to this notice under section 321 F of the Electoral Act. The information and documents are to be provided in native electronic form and must be sent by email to: authorisationsection@aec.gov.au by no later than 16 June 2021. For your reference I have attached the relevant parts of sections 321 D and 321 F of the Electoral Act (Attachment A). It is a criminal offence under section 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code to provide false or misleading information or documents. Yours sincerely ~ Andrew J nson Chief Legal Officer Legal & Procurement Branch 2 June 2021 41343786 www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 1: Information to be roduced 1. Identify each Facebook page: a. of which you and/or Facebook user Andrew Laming -User ID 100000494042921 (the Facebook Account) were an administrator; and/or b. which you and/or the Facebook Account updated or posted content to; and/or c. which any other person administered, updated or posted content to on your behalf, including on behalf of the Facebook Account, including the name(s) of such persons. 2. For each person and page identified in your responses to question 1 above, provide details of: a. the time period(s) during which the page was published or able to be accessed by Facebook users; b. the time period(s) for which you, including the Facebook Account, were the administrator of each relevant page; c. the time period(s) for which the person was an administrator of each relevant page; and d. the basis upon which the page was able to be accessed (eg as a private or public page). 3. Identify: a. any instructions you gave concerning adding, removing or changing the content of, and/or the operation of, the Facebook accounts and/or pages identified in question 1 above; b. the date and content of each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a); and c. the person(s) who you gave each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a). 4. For each of the pages identified in questions 1 to 3, please explain the steps taken, if any, to disclose the particulars required by item 4 of s 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act, being: a. your name; and b. the town or city in which you lived at the time. 5. For the email address "fidothenaughtypuppy@hotmail.com", registered to the Facebook Account: a. do you operate that email address? b. if the answer to subparagraph (a) is no, please identify who operates that email address. 6. For the email address "penny.donald@aph.gov.au", registered to the Facebook Account: a. please explain your relationship to Ms Donald, including whether Ms Donald was ever employed by or worked for you; and b. if Ms Donald was employed by or worked for you, her position and the dates when she was employed by or worked for you. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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~AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 2: Documents to be produced 1. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of the current or most recent versions of: a. www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital; b. www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD; c. www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin; d. www.facebook.com/Rlnstit; e. Victoria Point News; and f. any other page referred to in response to question 1 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. (together, the Relevant Pages) 2. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of all historical versions of the Relevant Pages. 3. Any documents (including, without limitation, emails, chat messages or records, SMS messages and other written communications) in your possession, power or control recording or evidencing: a. Communications between you and any other person acting on your behalf concerning or referring to any of the Relevant Pages, including the creation of the Relevant Pages; b. historical changes made to the Relevant Pages; and/or c. the identity, username(s) and/or contact details of the administrator(s) of the Relevant Pages. 4. Copies of any documents identified in responding to, and/or evidence or recording, the matters in questions 3, 4 and 6 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars dete1mined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. 41343786 Required particulars Item If ... 2 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; (d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41343786 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note I: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41343786 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice (5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 137 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars detennined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements dete1mined under that subsection. Required particulars Item If ... 2 the conununication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the conununication is any other conununication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; ( d) the name of the printer who printed the conununication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au 41379112


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41379112 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural erson the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note 1: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection ifthe person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or ifthe particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CJAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41379112 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice ( 5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 13 7 .1 and 13 7.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)( c ). www.aec.gov.au

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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars determined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. Required particulars Item If ... 2 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; ( d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au 41377644


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41377644 Required particulars Item If ... 3 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person 4 5 6 7 8 the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural erson the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the conununication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note 1: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note3: A person may contravene this subsection ifthe person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41377644 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice (5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)( c ). www.aec.gov.au

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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must.ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars determined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. Required particulars Item If ... 2 the cor~unication is a sticker, fridge r,_~gnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; ( d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au 41377893


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CJAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41377893 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural erson the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note I: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41377893 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or (c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice ( 5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 13 7 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral adve1tisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifYing entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars detennined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. Required particulars Item If ... 2 the conununication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the conununication is any other conununication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; (d) the name of the printer who printed the conununication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au 41378547


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CJAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41378547 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural erson the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note 1: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41378547 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and fom1 specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or (c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. (4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice ( 5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 13 7 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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h)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Dr Andrew Laming alaming2@bigpond.com Dear Dr Laming NOTICE UNDER SECTION 321 F OF THE COMMONWEAL TH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 Whereas I, Andrew Johnson, a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, have reason to believe that Dr Laming (you) have information and documents relating to assessment of compliance with section 321 D of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act). Suspected contraventions of section 321 D of the Electoral Act From 18 November 2018 to 18 May 2019, Dr Andrew Laming, being a member of the House of Representatives and therefore a Disclosure Entity for the purposes of the Electoral Act is suspected of having communicated electoral matter (as defined by s4AA of the Electoral Act) through posts on various Facebook pages without including the mandatory authorisation particulars required by section 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act (unauthorised electoral communications). The pages on which the unauthorised electoral communications are suspected to have been made, and which I have reason to believe that you are the administrator of, include: a. Redland Hospital: Let's Fight for Fair Funding (www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital) b. Redland Bay Bulletin (www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin) c. Redlands Institute (www.facebook.com/Rlnstit) d. Thornlands 4164 (www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD) e. Victoria Point News. Information and documents to be produced As a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, I require you to produce the information in Schedule 1 and documents in Schedule 2 to this notice under section 321 F of the Electoral Act. The information and documents are to be provided in native electronic form and must be sent by email to: authorisationsection@aec.gov.au by no later than 16 June 2021. For your reference I have attached the relevant parts of sections 321 D and 321 F of the Electoral Act (Attachment A). It is a criminal offence under section 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code to provide false or misleading information or documents. Yours sincerely ~ Andrew J nson Chief Legal Officer Legal & Procurement Branch 2 June 2021 41343786 www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 1: Information to be roduced 1. Identify each Facebook page: a. of which you and/or Facebook user Andrew Laming -User ID 100000494042921 (the Facebook Account) were an administrator; and/or b. which you and/or the Facebook Account updated or posted content to; and/or c. which any other person administered, updated or posted content to on your behalf, including on behalf of the Facebook Account, including the name(s) of such persons. 2. For each person and page identified in your responses to question 1 above, provide details of: a. the time period(s) during which the page was published or able to be accessed by Facebook users; b. the time period(s) for which you, including the Facebook Account, were the administrator of each relevant page; c. the time period(s) for which the person was an administrator of each relevant page; and d. the basis upon which the page was able to be accessed (eg as a private or public page). 3. Identify: a. any instructions you gave concerning adding, removing or changing the content of, and/or the operation of, the Facebook accounts and/or pages identified in question 1 above; b. the date and content of each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a); and c. the person(s) who you gave each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a). 4. For each of the pages identified in questions 1 to 3, please explain the steps taken, if any, to disclose the particulars required by item 4 of s 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act, being: a. your name; and b. the town or city in which you lived at the time. 5. For the email address "fidothenaughtypuppy@hotmail.com", registered to the Facebook Account: a. do you operate that email address? b. if the answer to subparagraph (a) is no, please identify who operates that email address. 6. For the email address "penny.donald@aph.gov.au", registered to the Facebook Account: a. please explain your relationship to Ms Donald, including whether Ms Donald was ever employed by or worked for you; and b. if Ms Donald was employed by or worked for you, her position and the dates when she was employed by or worked for you. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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~AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 2: Documents to be produced 1. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of the current or most recent versions of: a. www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital; b. www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD; c. www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin; d. www.facebook.com/Rlnstit; e. Victoria Point News; and f. any other page referred to in response to question 1 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. (together, the Relevant Pages) 2. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of all historical versions of the Relevant Pages. 3. Any documents (including, without limitation, emails, chat messages or records, SMS messages and other written communications) in your possession, power or control recording or evidencing: a. Communications between you and any other person acting on your behalf concerning or referring to any of the Relevant Pages, including the creation of the Relevant Pages; b. historical changes made to the Relevant Pages; and/or c. the identity, username(s) and/or contact details of the administrator(s) of the Relevant Pages. 4. Copies of any documents identified in responding to, and/or evidence or recording, the matters in questions 3, 4 and 6 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars dete1mined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. 41343786 Required particulars Item If ... 2 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; (d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41343786 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note I: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41343786 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice (5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 137 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars detennined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements dete1mined under that subsection. Required particulars Item If ... 2 the conununication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the conununication is any other conununication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; ( d) the name of the printer who printed the conununication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au 41379112


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41379112 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural erson the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note 1: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection ifthe person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or ifthe particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CJAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41379112 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice ( 5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 13 7 .1 and 13 7.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)( c ). www.aec.gov.au

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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars determined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. Required particulars Item If ... 2 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; ( d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au 41377644


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41377644 Required particulars Item If ... 3 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person 4 5 6 7 8 the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural erson the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the conununication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note 1: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note3: A person may contravene this subsection ifthe person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41377644 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice (5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)( c ). www.aec.gov.au

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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars detennined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements dete1mined under that subsection. Required particulars Item If ... 2 the conununication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the conununication is any other conununication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; ( d) the name of the printer who printed the conununication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au 41379112


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41379112 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural erson the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note 1: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection ifthe person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or ifthe particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CJAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41379112 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice ( 5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 13 7 .1 and 13 7.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)( c ). www.aec.gov.au

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 The Hon. Michael McCormack MP Minister for Small Business Federal Member for Riverina  Dr Andrew Laming MP Federal Member for Bowman  MEDIA RELEASE ENDS  Media Contacts:  McCormack – Dom Hopkinson 0428 373 122 Laming – Penny Donald – 0410 556 760 13 April 2017  BOON FOR BOWMAN’S SMALL BUSINESSES   FEDERAL Member for Bowman Andrew Laming hosted Minister for Small Business Michael McCormack in Cleveland today holding a roundtable with local small businesspeople and community leaders.   “I am pleased the Minister accepted my invitation to visit Bowman and to meet local businesspeople to discuss how the Government’s small business plan will help them grow and create local jobs,” Dr Laming said.   “Today, we discussed cuts to small business taxes and the instant asset write off programme which the Government has delivered to free-up resources for small businesses to reinvest and grow.   “We also discussed new trade opportunities and export markets small businesses can tap into following the Government’s successful negotiation of trade agreements with South Korea, Japan and China.   “Small businesspeople were also interested to hear about the Government’s changes to competition policy and new laws we have introduced to ensure multinationals pay their fair share of tax – all of which are levelling the playing field for small businesses to compete on their merits.”  Minister McCormack said the Government’s small business plan was a centre-piece for economic growth and job creation.   “The Government’s small business plan is focused on driving economic growth in local communities and in the national economy,” Mr McCormack said.   “Small businesses employ more than five and a half million Australians and contribute more than $380 billion in GDP every year, making it a vital sector in our economy.   “It is great to be here today with Andrew Laming to discuss how the Government’s cuts to small business taxes will help grow the local economy, grow local businesses and grow local opportunities, including new job opportunities.    “Our plan is all about taking the pressure off small business – the local job creators – so they can get on with running and growing their businesses.”    You can find out more by searching ‘small business’ or visiting www.business.gov.au/smallbusiness.

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 The Hon. Michael McCormack MP Minister for Small Business Federal Member for Riverina  Dr Andrew Laming MP Federal Member for Bowman  MEDIA RELEASE ENDS  Media Contacts:  McCormack – Dom Hopkinson 0428 373 122 Laming – Penny Donald – 0410 556 760 13 April 2017  BOON FOR BOWMAN’S SMALL BUSINESSES   FEDERAL Member for Bowman Andrew Laming hosted Minister for Small Business Michael McCormack in Cleveland today holding a roundtable with local small businesspeople and community leaders.   “I am pleased the Minister accepted my invitation to visit Bowman and to meet local businesspeople to discuss how the Government’s small business plan will help them grow and create local jobs,” Dr Laming said.   “Today, we discussed cuts to small business taxes and the instant asset write off programme which the Government has delivered to free-up resources for small businesses to reinvest and grow.   “We also discussed new trade opportunities and export markets small businesses can tap into following the Government’s successful negotiation of trade agreements with South Korea, Japan and China.   “Small businesspeople were also interested to hear about the Government’s changes to competition policy and new laws we have introduced to ensure multinationals pay their fair share of tax – all of which are levelling the playing field for small businesses to compete on their merits.”  Minister McCormack said the Government’s small business plan was a centre-piece for economic growth and job creation.   “The Government’s small business plan is focused on driving economic growth in local communities and in the national economy,” Mr McCormack said.   “Small businesses employ more than five and a half million Australians and contribute more than $380 billion in GDP every year, making it a vital sector in our economy.   “It is great to be here today with Andrew Laming to discuss how the Government’s cuts to small business taxes will help grow the local economy, grow local businesses and grow local opportunities, including new job opportunities.    “Our plan is all about taking the pressure off small business – the local job creators – so they can get on with running and growing their businesses.”    You can find out more by searching ‘small business’ or visiting www.business.gov.au/smallbusiness.

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Chief Legal OfficerLegal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4759 | M: 0449 902 116

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h)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Dr Andrew Laming alaming2@bigpond.com Dear Dr Laming NOTICE UNDER SECTION 321 F OF THE COMMONWEAL TH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 Whereas I, Andrew Johnson, a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, have reason to believe that Dr Laming (you) have information and documents relating to assessment of compliance with section 321 D of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act). Suspected contraventions of section 321 D of the Electoral Act From 18 November 2018 to 18 May 2019, Dr Andrew Laming, being a member of the House of Representatives and therefore a Disclosure Entity for the purposes of the Electoral Act is suspected of having communicated electoral matter (as defined by s4AA of the Electoral Act) through posts on various Facebook pages without including the mandatory authorisation particulars required by section 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act (unauthorised electoral communications). The pages on which the unauthorised electoral communications are suspected to have been made, and which I have reason to believe that you are the administrator of, include: a. Redland Hospital: Let's Fight for Fair Funding (www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital) b. Redland Bay Bulletin (www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin) c. Redlands Institute (www.facebook.com/Rlnstit) d. Thornlands 4164 (www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD) e. Victoria Point News. Information and documents to be produced As a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, I require you to produce the information in Schedule 1 and documents in Schedule 2 to this notice under section 321 F of the Electoral Act. The information and documents are to be provided in native electronic form and must be sent by email to: authorisationsection@aec.gov.au by no later than 16 June 2021. For your reference I have attached the relevant parts of sections 321 D and 321 F of the Electoral Act (Attachment A). It is a criminal offence under section 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code to provide false or misleading information or documents. Yours sincerely ~ Andrew J nson Chief Legal Officer Legal & Procurement Branch 2 June 2021 41343786 www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 1: Information to be roduced 1. Identify each Facebook page: a. of which you and/or Facebook user Andrew Laming -User ID 100000494042921 (the Facebook Account) were an administrator; and/or b. which you and/or the Facebook Account updated or posted content to; and/or c. which any other person administered, updated or posted content to on your behalf, including on behalf of the Facebook Account, including the name(s) of such persons. 2. For each person and page identified in your responses to question 1 above, provide details of: a. the time period(s) during which the page was published or able to be accessed by Facebook users; b. the time period(s) for which you, including the Facebook Account, were the administrator of each relevant page; c. the time period(s) for which the person was an administrator of each relevant page; and d. the basis upon which the page was able to be accessed (eg as a private or public page). 3. Identify: a. any instructions you gave concerning adding, removing or changing the content of, and/or the operation of, the Facebook accounts and/or pages identified in question 1 above; b. the date and content of each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a); and c. the person(s) who you gave each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a). 4. For each of the pages identified in questions 1 to 3, please explain the steps taken, if any, to disclose the particulars required by item 4 of s 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act, being: a. your name; and b. the town or city in which you lived at the time. 5. For the email address "fidothenaughtypuppy@hotmail.com", registered to the Facebook Account: a. do you operate that email address? b. if the answer to subparagraph (a) is no, please identify who operates that email address. 6. For the email address "penny.donald@aph.gov.au", registered to the Facebook Account: a. please explain your relationship to Ms Donald, including whether Ms Donald was ever employed by or worked for you; and b. if Ms Donald was employed by or worked for you, her position and the dates when she was employed by or worked for you. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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~AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 2: Documents to be produced 1. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of the current or most recent versions of: a. www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital; b. www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD; c. www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin; d. www.facebook.com/Rlnstit; e. Victoria Point News; and f. any other page referred to in response to question 1 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. (together, the Relevant Pages) 2. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of all historical versions of the Relevant Pages. 3. Any documents (including, without limitation, emails, chat messages or records, SMS messages and other written communications) in your possession, power or control recording or evidencing: a. Communications between you and any other person acting on your behalf concerning or referring to any of the Relevant Pages, including the creation of the Relevant Pages; b. historical changes made to the Relevant Pages; and/or c. the identity, username(s) and/or contact details of the administrator(s) of the Relevant Pages. 4. Copies of any documents identified in responding to, and/or evidence or recording, the matters in questions 3, 4 and 6 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars dete1mined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. 41343786 Required particulars Item If ... 2 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; (d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41343786 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note I: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41343786 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice (5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 137 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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Please find attached a written notice in accordance with section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 for information to assist the AEC’s investigation. The information outlined in the notice is requested to be provided by 16 June 2021. Could you please acknowledge receipt of this email by 5 pm AEST on Friday 4 June 2021. Yours sincerely Andrew JohnsonChief Legal OfficerLegal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4759 | M: 0449 902 116

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h)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Dr Andrew Laming alaming2@bigpond.com Dear Dr Laming NOTICE UNDER SECTION 321 F OF THE COMMONWEAL TH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 Whereas I, Andrew Johnson, a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, have reason to believe that Dr Laming (you) have information and documents relating to assessment of compliance with section 321 D of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act). Suspected contraventions of section 321 D of the Electoral Act From 18 November 2018 to 18 May 2019, Dr Andrew Laming, being a member of the House of Representatives and therefore a Disclosure Entity for the purposes of the Electoral Act is suspected of having communicated electoral matter (as defined by s4AA of the Electoral Act) through posts on various Facebook pages without including the mandatory authorisation particulars required by section 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act (unauthorised electoral communications). The pages on which the unauthorised electoral communications are suspected to have been made, and which I have reason to believe that you are the administrator of, include: a. Redland Hospital: Let's Fight for Fair Funding (www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital) b. Redland Bay Bulletin (www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin) c. Redlands Institute (www.facebook.com/Rlnstit) d. Thornlands 4164 (www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD) e. Victoria Point News. Information and documents to be produced As a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, I require you to produce the information in Schedule 1 and documents in Schedule 2 to this notice under section 321 F of the Electoral Act. The information and documents are to be provided in native electronic form and must be sent by email to: authorisationsection@aec.gov.au by no later than 16 June 2021. For your reference I have attached the relevant parts of sections 321 D and 321 F of the Electoral Act (Attachment A). It is a criminal offence under section 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code to provide false or misleading information or documents. Yours sincerely ~ Andrew J nson Chief Legal Officer Legal & Procurement Branch 2 June 2021 41343786 www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 1: Information to be roduced 1. Identify each Facebook page: a. of which you and/or Facebook user Andrew Laming -User ID 100000494042921 (the Facebook Account) were an administrator; and/or b. which you and/or the Facebook Account updated or posted content to; and/or c. which any other person administered, updated or posted content to on your behalf, including on behalf of the Facebook Account, including the name(s) of such persons. 2. For each person and page identified in your responses to question 1 above, provide details of: a. the time period(s) during which the page was published or able to be accessed by Facebook users; b. the time period(s) for which you, including the Facebook Account, were the administrator of each relevant page; c. the time period(s) for which the person was an administrator of each relevant page; and d. the basis upon which the page was able to be accessed (eg as a private or public page). 3. Identify: a. any instructions you gave concerning adding, removing or changing the content of, and/or the operation of, the Facebook accounts and/or pages identified in question 1 above; b. the date and content of each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a); and c. the person(s) who you gave each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a). 4. For each of the pages identified in questions 1 to 3, please explain the steps taken, if any, to disclose the particulars required by item 4 of s 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act, being: a. your name; and b. the town or city in which you lived at the time. 5. For the email address "fidothenaughtypuppy@hotmail.com", registered to the Facebook Account: a. do you operate that email address? b. if the answer to subparagraph (a) is no, please identify who operates that email address. 6. For the email address "penny.donald@aph.gov.au", registered to the Facebook Account: a. please explain your relationship to Ms Donald, including whether Ms Donald was ever employed by or worked for you; and b. if Ms Donald was employed by or worked for you, her position and the dates when she was employed by or worked for you. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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~AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 2: Documents to be produced 1. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of the current or most recent versions of: a. www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital; b. www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD; c. www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin; d. www.facebook.com/Rlnstit; e. Victoria Point News; and f. any other page referred to in response to question 1 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. (together, the Relevant Pages) 2. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of all historical versions of the Relevant Pages. 3. Any documents (including, without limitation, emails, chat messages or records, SMS messages and other written communications) in your possession, power or control recording or evidencing: a. Communications between you and any other person acting on your behalf concerning or referring to any of the Relevant Pages, including the creation of the Relevant Pages; b. historical changes made to the Relevant Pages; and/or c. the identity, username(s) and/or contact details of the administrator(s) of the Relevant Pages. 4. Copies of any documents identified in responding to, and/or evidence or recording, the matters in questions 3, 4 and 6 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars dete1mined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. 41343786 Required particulars Item If ... 2 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; (d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41343786 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note I: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41343786 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice (5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 137 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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h)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Dr Andrew Laming alaming2@bigpond.com Dear Dr Laming NOTICE UNDER SECTION 321 F OF THE COMMONWEAL TH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 Whereas I, Andrew Johnson, a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, have reason to believe that Dr Laming (you) have information and documents relating to assessment of compliance with section 321 D of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act). Suspected contraventions of section 321 D of the Electoral Act From 18 November 2018 to 18 May 2019, Dr Andrew Laming, being a member of the House of Representatives and therefore a Disclosure Entity for the purposes of the Electoral Act is suspected of having communicated electoral matter (as defined by s4AA of the Electoral Act) through posts on various Facebook pages without including the mandatory authorisation particulars required by section 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act (unauthorised electoral communications). The pages on which the unauthorised electoral communications are suspected to have been made, and which I have reason to believe that you are the administrator of, include: a. Redland Hospital: Let's Fight for Fair Funding (www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital) b. Redland Bay Bulletin (www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin) c. Redlands Institute (www.facebook.com/Rlnstit) d. Thornlands 4164 (www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD) e. Victoria Point News. Information and documents to be produced As a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, I require you to produce the information in Schedule 1 and documents in Schedule 2 to this notice under section 321 F of the Electoral Act. The information and documents are to be provided in native electronic form and must be sent by email to: authorisationsection@aec.gov.au by no later than 16 June 2021. For your reference I have attached the relevant parts of sections 321 D and 321 F of the Electoral Act (Attachment A). It is a criminal offence under section 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code to provide false or misleading information or documents. Yours sincerely ~ Andrew J nson Chief Legal Officer Legal & Procurement Branch 2 June 2021 41343786 www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 1: Information to be roduced 1. Identify each Facebook page: a. of which you and/or Facebook user Andrew Laming -User ID 100000494042921 (the Facebook Account) were an administrator; and/or b. which you and/or the Facebook Account updated or posted content to; and/or c. which any other person administered, updated or posted content to on your behalf, including on behalf of the Facebook Account, including the name(s) of such persons. 2. For each person and page identified in your responses to question 1 above, provide details of: a. the time period(s) during which the page was published or able to be accessed by Facebook users; b. the time period(s) for which you, including the Facebook Account, were the administrator of each relevant page; c. the time period(s) for which the person was an administrator of each relevant page; and d. the basis upon which the page was able to be accessed (eg as a private or public page). 3. Identify: a. any instructions you gave concerning adding, removing or changing the content of, and/or the operation of, the Facebook accounts and/or pages identified in question 1 above; b. the date and content of each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a); and c. the person(s) who you gave each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a). 4. For each of the pages identified in questions 1 to 3, please explain the steps taken, if any, to disclose the particulars required by item 4 of s 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act, being: a. your name; and b. the town or city in which you lived at the time. 5. For the email address "fidothenaughtypuppy@hotmail.com", registered to the Facebook Account: a. do you operate that email address? b. if the answer to subparagraph (a) is no, please identify who operates that email address. 6. For the email address "penny.donald@aph.gov.au", registered to the Facebook Account: a. please explain your relationship to Ms Donald, including whether Ms Donald was ever employed by or worked for you; and b. if Ms Donald was employed by or worked for you, her position and the dates when she was employed by or worked for you. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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~AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 2: Documents to be produced 1. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of the current or most recent versions of: a. www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital; b. www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD; c. www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin; d. www.facebook.com/Rlnstit; e. Victoria Point News; and f. any other page referred to in response to question 1 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. (together, the Relevant Pages) 2. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of all historical versions of the Relevant Pages. 3. Any documents (including, without limitation, emails, chat messages or records, SMS messages and other written communications) in your possession, power or control recording or evidencing: a. Communications between you and any other person acting on your behalf concerning or referring to any of the Relevant Pages, including the creation of the Relevant Pages; b. historical changes made to the Relevant Pages; and/or c. the identity, username(s) and/or contact details of the administrator(s) of the Relevant Pages. 4. Copies of any documents identified in responding to, and/or evidence or recording, the matters in questions 3, 4 and 6 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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AEC.0002.0001.7389

c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars dete1mined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. 41343786 Required particulars Item If ... 2 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; (d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41343786 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note I: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41343786 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice (5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 137 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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From:                                 Authorisation SectionSent:                                  Wed, 9 Jun 2021 15:44:14 +1000To:                                      Andrew.laming@aph.gov.auBcc:                                    Louise ParrottSubject:                             FW: Acknowledgment requested by COB Friday 11 June 2021 - Notice under section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL]Attachments:                   Notice to Dr Laming.pdfDear Dr Laming The Australian Electoral Commission has received a complaint about potentially unauthorised electoral matter that has been communicated on Facebook.  We received a bounce back to our email below to alaming2@bigpond.com. We believe this account may be one of your old accounts given the other address provided by Facebook Inc to us was lamingmp@facebook.com  Please find attached a written notice in accordance with section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 for information to assist the AEC’s investigation.  The notice asks for information to be provided by 16 June 2021, we are happy to receive the requested information by Thursday 24 June 2021. Could you please acknowledge receipt of the attached notice by 5 pm AEST on Friday 11 June 2021? Yours sincerely Andrew JohnsonChief Legal OfficerLegal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4759 | M: 0449 902 116  From: Authorisation Section <authorisationsection@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 2 June 2021 6:24 PMTo: alaming2@bigpond.comCc: Authorisation Section <authorisationsection@aec.gov.au>Subject: Acknowledgment requested by COB Friday 4 June 2021 - Notice under section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL] Dear Dr Laming The Australian Electoral Commission has received a complaint about potentially unauthorised electoral matter that has been communicated on Facebook.


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Please find attached a written notice in accordance with section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 for information to assist the AEC’s investigation. The information outlined in the notice is requested to be provided by 16 June 2021. Could you please acknowledge receipt of this email by 5 pm AEST on Friday 4 June 2021. Yours sincerely Andrew JohnsonChief Legal OfficerLegal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4759 | M: 0449 902 116

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h)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Dr Andrew Laming alaming2@bigpond.com Dear Dr Laming NOTICE UNDER SECTION 321 F OF THE COMMONWEAL TH ELECTORAL ACT 1918 Whereas I, Andrew Johnson, a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, have reason to believe that Dr Laming (you) have information and documents relating to assessment of compliance with section 321 D of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 (Electoral Act). Suspected contraventions of section 321 D of the Electoral Act From 18 November 2018 to 18 May 2019, Dr Andrew Laming, being a member of the House of Representatives and therefore a Disclosure Entity for the purposes of the Electoral Act is suspected of having communicated electoral matter (as defined by s4AA of the Electoral Act) through posts on various Facebook pages without including the mandatory authorisation particulars required by section 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act (unauthorised electoral communications). The pages on which the unauthorised electoral communications are suspected to have been made, and which I have reason to believe that you are the administrator of, include: a. Redland Hospital: Let's Fight for Fair Funding (www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital) b. Redland Bay Bulletin (www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin) c. Redlands Institute (www.facebook.com/Rlnstit) d. Thornlands 4164 (www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD) e. Victoria Point News. Information and documents to be produced As a delegate of the Electoral Commissioner, I require you to produce the information in Schedule 1 and documents in Schedule 2 to this notice under section 321 F of the Electoral Act. The information and documents are to be provided in native electronic form and must be sent by email to: authorisationsection@aec.gov.au by no later than 16 June 2021. For your reference I have attached the relevant parts of sections 321 D and 321 F of the Electoral Act (Attachment A). It is a criminal offence under section 137.1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code to provide false or misleading information or documents. Yours sincerely ~ Andrew J nson Chief Legal Officer Legal & Procurement Branch 2 June 2021 41343786 www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 1: Information to be roduced 1. Identify each Facebook page: a. of which you and/or Facebook user Andrew Laming -User ID 100000494042921 (the Facebook Account) were an administrator; and/or b. which you and/or the Facebook Account updated or posted content to; and/or c. which any other person administered, updated or posted content to on your behalf, including on behalf of the Facebook Account, including the name(s) of such persons. 2. For each person and page identified in your responses to question 1 above, provide details of: a. the time period(s) during which the page was published or able to be accessed by Facebook users; b. the time period(s) for which you, including the Facebook Account, were the administrator of each relevant page; c. the time period(s) for which the person was an administrator of each relevant page; and d. the basis upon which the page was able to be accessed (eg as a private or public page). 3. Identify: a. any instructions you gave concerning adding, removing or changing the content of, and/or the operation of, the Facebook accounts and/or pages identified in question 1 above; b. the date and content of each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a); and c. the person(s) who you gave each of the instructions identified in subparagraph (a). 4. For each of the pages identified in questions 1 to 3, please explain the steps taken, if any, to disclose the particulars required by item 4 of s 321 D(5) of the Electoral Act, being: a. your name; and b. the town or city in which you lived at the time. 5. For the email address "fidothenaughtypuppy@hotmail.com", registered to the Facebook Account: a. do you operate that email address? b. if the answer to subparagraph (a) is no, please identify who operates that email address. 6. For the email address "penny.donald@aph.gov.au", registered to the Facebook Account: a. please explain your relationship to Ms Donald, including whether Ms Donald was ever employed by or worked for you; and b. if Ms Donald was employed by or worked for you, her position and the dates when she was employed by or worked for you. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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~AEC Australian Electoral Commission • Schedule 2: Documents to be produced 1. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of the current or most recent versions of: a. www.facebook.com/RedlandHospital; b. www.facebook.com/ThornlandsQLD; c. www.facebook.com/RedlandBulletin; d. www.facebook.com/Rlnstit; e. Victoria Point News; and f. any other page referred to in response to question 1 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. (together, the Relevant Pages) 2. Complete copies (including all types of information available using the "download your information" function under settings in both HTML and JSON format) of all historical versions of the Relevant Pages. 3. Any documents (including, without limitation, emails, chat messages or records, SMS messages and other written communications) in your possession, power or control recording or evidencing: a. Communications between you and any other person acting on your behalf concerning or referring to any of the Relevant Pages, including the creation of the Relevant Pages; b. historical changes made to the Relevant Pages; and/or c. the identity, username(s) and/or contact details of the administrator(s) of the Relevant Pages. 4. Copies of any documents identified in responding to, and/or evidence or recording, the matters in questions 3, 4 and 6 to Schedule 1 to this Notice. www.aec.gov.au 41343786


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c:)AEC Australian Electoral Commission ATTACHMENT A 321D Authorisation of certain electoral matter (1) This section applies in relation to electoral matter that is communicated to a person if: (a) all of the following apply: (i) the matter is an electoral advertisement; (ii) all or part of the distribution or production of the advertisement was paid for; (iii) the content of the advertisement was approved by a person (the notifying entity) (whether or not that person is a person who paid for the distribution or production of the advertisement); or Notifying particulars (5) The notifying entity must ensure that the particulars set out in the following table, and any other particulars dete1mined under subsection (7) for the purposes of this subsection, are notified in accordance with any requirements determined under that subsection. 41343786 Required particulars Item If ... 2 the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity that is not a natural person the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation; (d) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( e) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity (as included in the most recent return given in relation to the entity under Part XX, if a return has been given in relation to the entity under that Part); (b) the relevant town or city of the entity; ( c) the name of the natural person responsible for giving effect to the authorisation www.aec.gov.au


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C)AEC Australian Electoral Commission • 41343786 Required particulars Item 3 4 5 6 7 8 If ... the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by a disclosure entity who is a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is any other communication authorised by an entity that is not a disclosure entity or a natural person the communication is a sticker, fridge magnet, leaflet, flyer, pamphlet, notice, poster or how-to-vote card authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the communication is any other communication authorised by a natural person who is not a disclosure entity the following particulars are required ... (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person (a) the name of the entity; (b) the address of the entity; (c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the entity; (b) the relevant town or city of the entity (a) the name of the person; (b) the address of the person; ( c) the name of the printer who printed the communication; ( d) the address of the printer (a) the name of the person; (b) the relevant town or city of the person Note I: This provision is a civil penalty provision which is enforceable under the Regulatory Powers Act (see section 384A of this Act). Note 2: Note 3: A person may contravene this subsection if the person fails to ensure that particulars are notified or if the particulars notified are incorrect. For the application of this provision to a notifying entity that is not a legal person, see subsection (6). Civil penalty: 120 penalty units. www.aec.gov.au


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CjAEC Australian Electoral Commission • 321F Electoral Commissioner may obtain information and documents from persons 41343786 (1) This section applies to a person if the Electoral Commissioner has reason to believe that the person has information or a document that is relevant to assessing compliance with section 321D. (2) The Electoral Commissioner may, by written notice given to the person, require the: (a) to give to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner and form specified in the notice, any such information; or (b) to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, any such documents; or ( c) to make copies of any such documents and to produce to the Commissioner, within the period and in the manner specified in the notice, those copies. Matters to which regard must be had before giving notice (3) Before giving a person a notice under subsection (2), the Electoral Commissioner must have regard to the costs, in complying with any requirement in the notice, that would be likely to be incurred by the person. ( 4) Subsection (3) does not limit the matters to which regard may be had. Content of notice (5) A notice given to a person under this section must set out the effect of sections 137 .1 and 137.2 of the Criminal Code (false or misleading information or documents). Copying documents-reasonable compensation (6) A person is entitled to be paid by the Commonwealth reasonable compensation for complying with a requirement covered by paragraph (2)(c). www.aec.gov.au

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 Could you please acknowledge receipt of the attached notice by 5 pm AEST on Friday 11 June 2021? Yours sincerely Andrew JohnsonChief Legal OfficerLegal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4759 | M: 0449 902 116  From: Authorisation Section <authorisationsection@aec.gov.au> Sent: Wednesday, 2 June 2021 6:24 PMTo: alaming2@bigpond.comCc: Authorisation Section <authorisationsection@aec.gov.au>Subject: Acknowledgment requested by COB Friday 4 June 2021 - Notice under section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act [SEC=OFFICIAL] Dear Dr Laming The Australian Electoral Commission has received a complaint about potentially unauthorised electoral matter that has been communicated on Facebook.  Please find attached a written notice in accordance with section 321F of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918 for information to assist the AEC’s investigation. The information outlined in the notice is requested to be provided by 16 June 2021. Could you please acknowledge receipt of this email by 5 pm AEST on Friday 4 June 2021. Yours sincerely Andrew JohnsonChief Legal OfficerLegal & Procurement BranchAustralian Electoral CommissionT: (02) 6271 4759 | M: 0449 902 116   DISCLAIMER:


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AllegationI have seen people commenting on Twitter today to say that MP Andrew Laming has been accessing the confidential details of the people within his electorate. Then without invitation rocking up at their homes because he wanted to have sex with them!I have phoned the AEC today and Craig has suggested I submit a complaint to have it investigated.I have not personally been contacted, but after reading more Han one account of this online it does not sit well with me so wanted to make contact. I do not require to be contacted for updates.This is a link to one of the tweets I read today: https://twitter.com/jbpooket/status/1375201502810099715?s=21I would like to be contacted: No