Dear Edward

Acknowledgement of your Freedom of Information Request

I refer to your request for access to documents under the Freedom of
Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) made in the following terms:

Dear Australian Electoral Commission,

 

This is a request under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) in
regards to 'designated electors' as provided in part XVC of the
Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.

 

I seek access to the following, as at the close of rolls 7 April 2025:

 

1. The number of designated electors.

 

1a. Of the number identified in item (1), this number broken down by state
or territory.

 

1b. Of the numbers identified in items (1) & (1a), this number broken down
by electoral division.

 

I also seek access to the following:

 

2. The number of designated electors declared in financial years 2022/23,
2023/24 and 2024/25 to date.

 

2a. Of the numbers identified in item (2), a breakdown of whether the
declaration was made by the Electoral Commissioner or a delegate.

 

3. The number of unique applications for internal review of a designated
elector declaration in financial years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 to
date.

 

4. The outcome of unique internal review decisions (i.e. confirmed or set
aside) of declared designated electors review applications made in
financial years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 to date.

 

4. The number of unique applications for review to the Administrative
Review Tribunal of a declared designated elector in financial year 2024/25
to date. (I have assumed the Commission is notified)

 

5. The number of declarations ceasing to have effect by virtue of s
202AH(3) in financial years 2022/23, 2023/24 and 2024/25 to date.

 

Please let me know if you would like to discuss this request further. I am
happy to be consulted on the terms of this request if any aspect is
problematic for the Commission to produce.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Edward Pellew

I understand your request for documents to exclude:

o duplicate and draft versions of documents
o personal information of Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) staff.

Timeframe to process your request

Your request was received by the AEC on 11 April 2025, and the 30-day
statutory timeframe for processing your request commenced from the day
after that date.  You should expect to receive a decision from us by 12
May 2025. The period of 30 days may be extended if we need to consult
third parties or for other reasons.  We will advise you if this timeframe
is extended.

Your address

The FOI Act requires that you provide us with an address to which we can
send notices.  You have advised that your electronic address is
[1][FOI #13022 email]. We will send all notices
and correspondence to this address.  Please advise us as soon as possible
if you wish for notices and correspondence to be sent to a different
address. If you do not advise us of changes to your address, notices and
correspondence will continue to be sent to the address specified above.

Disclosure log

Documents released under the FOI Act may be published in a disclosure log
on the AEC's website.  Section 11C of the FOI Act requires this
publication, however it is subject to certain exceptions, including where
publication of personal, business, professional or commercial information
would be unreasonable.

Further assistance

If you have any questions, please email [email address], or advise us if
you would like us to call you at a time that is convenient to you.

Yours sincerely

Jade

Australian Electoral Commission

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