FOI Request LEX3308, Schedule of Released Documents [PDF 159KB] (pdf)
Download cached file | Download from AEC--- Page 1 --- Request for: • all communications between the AEC and the ABS during the relevant period that are directly and epistemically related to the AEC's initial contact with the ABS regarding membership testing. 'the relevant period' means: within the 12 months immediately following the AECs initial contact (inclusive of the day on which the initial contact was made). 'initial contact' means: the AECs first contact with the ABS regarding advice on party membership testing in any respect (regardless of method). ('epistemically' meaning: through explanation, causal connection, direct contribution to a goal, crucial to understanding the full story, etc) • • • Document No Document Decision on access SCHEDULE OF RELEASED DOCUMENTS 1 2 3 4 5 Detailed letter re methodology from ABS to AEC dated 8 August 1996 Letter from AEC to ABS dated 28 August 1996 Letter and sample table from ABS to AEC dated 4 September 1996 Internal AEC minute approving methodology policy dated 9 September 1996 Letter from ABS to AEC dated 29 October 1996 All documents are available to download on the AEC’s FOI Disclosure Log under request ‘LEX3172’: https://www.aec.gov.au/information- access/foi/2022/
This document is a "SCHEDULE OF RELEASED DOCUMENTS" pertaining to an FOI request concerning communications between the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) regarding advice on "party membership testing." It explicitly outlines the scope of the request, including the "relevant period" and definition of "initial contact."
Its relevance to the FOI request is direct: it serves as the official record of the five documents released in response to the request. These documents, as listed in the schedule, include detailed methodology advice from the ABS to the AEC, correspondence between the two agencies, and an internal AEC minute approving a "methodology policy." This schedule therefore directly confirms and evidences the consultative process and the ABS's significant advisory role in the AEC's development of its approach to verifying political party membership, exactly as described in the FOI request overview.