SCHEDULE OF DOCUMENTS IN RELATION TO FOI REQUEST NO LS4701

Request by Hayden Ostrom Brown for

1.   Any email, telephone or in person contact between Mr Tom Rogers, DEC, Mr Shawn O’Brien and members of their staff with… Mr Darren Churchill, Mr Roger Howe and Mr Charles Bell during the period 1 July 2012 and 30 May 2013;

2.   Documents pertaining to why it took such a long time to reply to the Party’s request to change the Party Registered Officer and Secretary, and in particular documents, which relate to a reform of the processing of applications with the AEC.

Document no./ Description	
Date	
Size	
Exemption	
Recommendation about
Release	

1.  Email to Shawn O’Brien re:
Darren Churchill 0412 196
473	
25/9/2012

1:21PM	
1 page	
Section 47F FOI Act.

This is an email message bearing the personal mobile telephone number of Darren Churchill.  It is unreasonable to disclose this information.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the personal mobile phone number redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

2.  Email record of conversation between Shawn O’Brien and Darren Churchill re: FW: contact from John Davey	
27/9/2012

5:08PM	
3 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act

This document bears a personal email address.  It is unreasonable to
disclose this information.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the personal email address redacted in the version published under section
11C.	

3.  Email from Darren Churchill to Alex Lewis re: FW Our telephone conversation today	
9/10/2012

3:19PM	
2 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act.

This message contains the	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the	

			names of Australian
Democrats officials. It is not unreasonable to disclose the names.

The message also bears a personal mobile telephone number and personal
email address.  It is unreasonable to disclose this information.	personal mobile phone
number and email address redacted in the version published under section
11C.	

4.  Letter from John Charles Bell to Registrar of Political
Parties	
8/11/2012	
1 page	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act

The letter contains the names of various Australian Democrats associates.  It is not unreasonable to disclose those names.

The letter contains a personal address and personal phone number and it is unreasonable to publish that personal information.	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal residential addresses and personal phone numbers redacted in the version published under section
11C.  .	

5.  Letter from Shawn O’Brien with printout of the records maintained in the Register of Political Parties on the Australian Democrats to John	
14/11/201
2	
4 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act

The letter and printout contains the names of various Australian	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal signatures and personal residential addresses and	

Charles Bell			Democrats associates. It
is not unreasonable to disclose those names.

The letter contains personal addresses and personal mobile telephone numbers and it is unreasonable to publish that personal information.	personal phone numbers
redacted in the version published under section
11C.	

6.  Email from FAD (Shawn O’Brien, Registrar of Political Parties) to Stuart Horrex with cc to other persons re: application to record a new National Secretary for the Australian Democrats including attached:

	A letter to Stuart
Horrex dated
19/12/2012 (pg 3 - 4):
and

	A form “Change Party
Secretary” faxed on
19/12/2012. (pg 5 – 6)	
19/12/201
2	
5 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act

The email, letter and form contain the names of various Australian Democrats associates. It is not unreasonable to disclose those names.

The letter and form contain information about the business or professional affairs of various
Australian Democrat associates.  It is not unreasonable to disclose this information.

The form contains personal addresses and personal phone numbers and it is unreasonable to	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal signatures, personal residential addresses and personal phone numbers redacted in the version published under section
11C.	

			publish that personal
information.

The letter and form also contains facsimile signatures. Considerations of the risk of identity theft militate against publishing
facsimiles of signatures.  It is unreasonable to publish a facsimile of a signature under section 11C of the FOI Act		

7.  Email from FAD (Shawn O’Brien, Registrar of Political Parties) to Darren Churchill and Charlie Bell re another little Christmas present including attached:

	Letter to John Charles
Bell dated
24/12/2012(pg 3); and

	“Application to Change Registered Officer Details” form received on 21/12/2012(pg 5-
6).	
24/12/201
2
11:46 AM	
4 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act

The application form contains the names of various Australian Democrats associates. It is not unreasonable to disclose the names.

The email and letter contains the name of Shawn O’Brien in his role as Registrar of Political Parties. It is not unreasonable to disclose his name.

The letter and form contain residential addresses,	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal signatures, personal residential addresses and personal phone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

			personal phone numbers
and email addresses. It is unreasonable to disclose this information.

The letter and form also contain a facsimile of the signatures of certain persons. There is a risk of identity theft if a facsimile of a signature is published on the internet.  It is
unreasonable to disclose a facsimile of a signature under section 11C of the FOI Act.		

8.  Letter from Shawn O’Brien to John Charles Bell including attached:

Application to Change
Registered Officer details (pg
2-3).	
24/12/201
2	
3 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act

The application form contains the names of various Australian Democrats associates. It is not unreasonable to disclose the names.

The letter contains the name of Shawn O’Brien in his role as Registrar of Political Parties.  It is not unreasonable to disclose his name.

The letter and form contain	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal signatures, personal residential addresses and personal phone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

			residential addresses,
personal phone numbers and email addresses. It is unreasonable to disclose this information.

The letter and form also contain a facsimile of the signatures of certain persons. There is a risk of identity theft if a facsimile of a signature is published on the internet.  It is
unreasonable to disclose a facsimile of a signature under section 11C of the FOI Act.		

9.  Email letter from John Charles Bell to FAD (Shawn O’Brien) re: Re: another little Christmas present including attached:

	Letter from John
Charles Bell dated
13/1/2013 (pg 3).	
13/1/2013

7:22 PM	
2 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act

The email and letter contains the names of Charlie Bell and Darren Churchill.  It is not unreasonable to disclose these names.

The email and letter contains the name of Shawn O’Brien in his role as Registrar of Political Parties. It is not unreasonable to disclose	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal signatures and personal residential addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

			his name.

The email and letter also discloses the personal address of Charlie Bell.  It is unreasonable to disclose his personal address.

The letter also contains a facsimile of Mr Bell’s signature. There is a risk of identity theft if a facsimile of a signature is published on the internet. It is unreasonable to disclose a facsimile of a signature under section
11C of the FOI Act.		

10. Original of Bell letter at previous document, received on 17/1/2013	
17/1/2013	
1 page	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act

This letter contains the names of Charlie Bell and Darren Churchill and the name of Shawn O’Brien in his role as Registrar of Political Parties.  It is not unreasonable to disclose these names.

This letter also discloses the personal address of	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal signatures and personal residential addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

			Charlie Bell.  It is
unreasonable to disclose his personal address.

This letter also contains a facsimile of Mr Bell’s signature. There is a risk of identity theft if a facsimile of a signature is published on the internet. It is unreasonable to disclose a facsimile of a signature under section
11C of the FOI Act.		

11. Email from Darren Churchill to Shawn O’Brien re: Australian Democrats Registered Officer	
15/1/2013

1:03PM	
1 page	
Section 47F of the FOI Act

The email discloses the personal mobile telephone number of Darren Churchill.  It is unreasonable to disclose his mobile telephone number.	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of a personal mobile telephone number which should be redacted in the version published under section
11C.	

12. Letter from Darren Churchill and Roger Howe to Shawn O’Brien re: National Registered Officer	
14/1/2013	
2 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act:

This document discusses the standing of several persons as officials of the Australian Democrats. It is not unreasonable to disclose the names of	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of facsimiles of personal signatures which should
be redacted in the version published under section
11C.	

			these individuals.

This document contains a facsimile of personal signatures. Considerations of the risk of identity theft militate against disclosing facsimiles of signatures.		

13. Letter from Darren Churchill and Roger Howe to Shawn O’Brien re: National Secretary of the Australian Democrats	
16/1/2013	
2 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act:

This document discusses the standing of a number of Australian Democrats officials.  It is not unreasonable to disclose the names of these individuals.

It also contains facsimiles of signatures.  It is unreasonable to disclose them.	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of facsimiles of personal signatures which should
be redacted in the version published under section
11C.	

14. Email from Darren Churchill to Shawn O’Brien re: Re: Australian Democrats National Secretary – Attachment including:

	Single page listing
Office Bearers	
17/1/2013

5:33PM	
2 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act

The email and document disclose the personal mobile telephone numbers and personal email addresses of a number of people. It is unreasonable to disclose personal telephone numbers and	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal mobile numbers and email addresses which should
be redacted in the version published under section
11C.	

			email addresses.		

15. Email from Darren Churchill to Shawn O’Brien re: Most recent Australian Democrats Minutes including attached:

	Teleconference
Minutes 31 January
2013 10:42PM (pg 3-
5);

	Teleconference
Minutes 29 January
2013 8:30PM (pg 7);
and

	Teleconference
Minutes 18 September
2012 8:30PM (pg 9-
10).	
6/2/2013

12:09AM	
7 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act:

The 18 September 2012,
29 January 2013 and 31
January 2013 teleconference minutes and covering email dated
6 February 2013 contains the names of Australian Democrats officials attending the meeting in various capacities. It is not unreasonable to disclose the names.

These Minutes also contain information about the business affairs of several Australian Democrats officials participating in the Meeting. It is not unreasonable to disclose this information.

The covering email discloses the personal mobile number and personal email address of Darren Churchill.  It is unreasonable to disclose	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal mobile numbers and email addresses which should
be redacted in the version published under section
11C.	

			personal mobile numbers
and email addresses.		

16. Email from Darren Churchill to Shawn O’Brien re: Australian Democrats Minutes and Supporting Documents and including attached:

	Teleconference
Minutes 31 January
2013 9:00PM (pg 3-5)
with attachments:

-	National Executive vs Factional Executive (pg 13-
18)

-	Document signed
Darren Churchill
6/2/2013 (pg 7-9)	
7/2/2013

12:50AM	
15 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act:

Certain folios of this document name persons
in their capacity as officials of the Australian Democrats.  It is not unreasonable to disclose these names.

The folio headed National Executive versus Factional Executive names two individuals as members who have resigned from
the party.  It also attributes certain remarks to them. It is unreasonable to name them.

Darren Churchill’s personal mobile phone number also appears in several places.	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal mobile telephone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

17. Email from FAD (O’Brien) to Charlie Bell cc Darren Churchill re: AEC declines to change records of Democrats secretary or registered officer	
18/2/2013

11:10AM	
10 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act:

This document includes a copy of a letter dated 14
January 2013 (doc 12)	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal residential addresses and signatures which should	

including attached:

	Letter to John Davey dated 18 February
2013 (pg 3-4);

	Copy of letter to John
Charles Bell dated
24/12/2012 (pg 5);

	Copy of response from Bell dated 13/1/2013( pg 7);

	Copy of letter from
Churchill dated
14/1/13 (pg 9-10); and

	Extract of section 141 of the Commonwealth Electoral Act 1918.			discussing the standing of
certain associates of the Australian Democrats. It is not unreasonable to disclose the names of these individuals.

This document contains a personal residential address and a facsimile of the signatures of Messrs. Churchill and Howe. Considerations of the risk of identity theft militate against disclosing facsimiles of signatures.  It is unreasonable to
disclose facsimiles of signatures.	be redacted in the version
published under section
11C.	

18. Email from FAD (O’Brien) to Darren Churchill and Charles Bell re: FW: AEC declines to change records ….	
18/2/2013

3:43PM	
2 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act. This document contains a personal email address.  It is unreasonable to
disclose personal email addresses.	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal email addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

19. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: Re: AEC declines to change records ….	
18/2/2013

5:29 PM	
3 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act. This document contains personal email addresses and personal mobile telephone numbers. It is	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal addresses and personal mobile telephone numbers	

			unreasonable to disclose
personal addresses and personal mobile telephone numbers.	which should be redacted
in the version published under section 11C.	

20. Email from FAD (Lewis) to Charlie Bell re: Application to change Registered Officer of the Australian Democrats
with attachments including:

	Letter to John Charles Bell dated 5/3/2013 (pg 3);

	Application to Change Registered Officer details dated
26/2/2013 (pg 5-6);

	Report on Motions at Extraordinary National Executive Meeting 23
February 2013 (pg 7-
9).	
5/3/2013

9:22AM	
7 pages	
Section 47F and 47 G FOI Act.

The document comprises
a covering letter and email to Charlie Bell over a copy of an Application to Change Registered Officer details form dated 26
February 2013. This form was submitted with a Notice of declared Motions dated 23 February 2013
on Australian Democrats letterhead.

Some of the folios contain personal residential addresses and personal mobile telephone numbers and contain facsimiles of signatures.  It is unreasonable to disclose this material.

The Notice of Motions includes material relevant to the business affairs of certain persons. It is not	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal addresses and personal mobile telephone numbers and signatures which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

			unreasonable to disclose
this document.		

21. Email from Alex Lewis to Charles Bell (alternate email address) re FW: Application to Change Registered Officer of the Australian Democrats with a thread including email dated 5/3/2013 9:22 AM	
6/3/2013

10:29AM	
8 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act.

The document comprises an updated later email over a covering letter and
email to Charlie Bell over a copy of an Application to Change Registered Officer details form dated 26
February 2013. This form was submitted with a Notice of declared Motions dated 23 February 2013
on Australian Democrats letterhead.

Some of the folios contain personal residential addresses and personal mobile telephone numbers and contain facsimiles of signatures.  It is unreasonable to disclose these details.

The Notice of Motions includes material relevant to the business affairs of certain persons. It is not unreasonable to disclose	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal addresses and personal mobile telephone numbers and signatures which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

			this document.		

22. Email from Charles Bell to FAD re: Re: FW: Application to change Registered Officer with a thread including email dated 6 March 2013 10:28
AM	
6/3/2013
11:57 AM	
2 pages	
Section 47F of the FOI Act.

This document contains a personal email address.  It is unreasonable to
disclose a personal email address.	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal email addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

23. Email from Charles Bell to FAD (Lewis) re: Re: Application to change the Registered Officer of the Australian Democrats – March 2013 including attached:

	Letter dated 11 March 2013 (pg 3)	
11/3/2013

8:28 PM	
3 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act:

This email mentions the name of Charlie Bell in his capacity as an official of the Australian Democrats. It is not unreasonable to disclose his name.

This email also gives the private email and private residential address of Mr. Bell. It is unreasonable to disclose these addresses.	
I recommend releasing
this document in full, with the exception of personal email and private residential addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C.	

24. Email to Alex Lewis re:
Darren Churchill called	
12/3/2013

5:00PM	
1 page	
This document contains no exempt material.	
I recommend that you approve release of this document in full.	

25. Email from Alex Lewis re:
RE: Darren Churchill called	
12/3/2013

5:17 PM	
2 pages	
This document contains no exempt material.	
I recommend that you approve release of this document in full.	

26. Letter from John Charles Bell to Alex Lewis re Application
to change the Registered Officer of the Australian Democrats – March 2013	
14/3/2013	
2 pages	
Section 47F of the FOI Act:

This document contains no exempt material other than a facsimile of Mr. Bell’s signature and his private residential address.  It would be unreasonable to publish his signature and private residential address.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the personal signature which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

27. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD (O’Brien) re: Australian Democrats Registered Officer (March version) with letter attached:	
12/3/2013

7:14PM	
3 pages	
Section 47F and 47G of the FOI Act:

The folio comprising the covering email contains the personal mobile number of Mr Churchill and facsimiles of the
signatures of Churchill and
Howe. It is unreasonable to publish a personal mobile telephone number and signatures.

The letter contains material about the business affairs of certain members of the Australian Democrats.  It is reasonable to publish this material.	
I recommend releasing the covering email in full with the exception of the mobile telephone number of Mr. Churchill which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.

I recommend that you approve release of the letter in full with the exception of the names of Messrs. Davey, Horrex
and Pilling and the signatures of Messrs.	

			This document contains
defamatory material linked to the names of Messrs. Davey, Horrex and Pilling. It would be unreasonable to disclose these names in conjunction with the defamatory material.

The letter also mentions Paul Morgan. I doubt that the narration about Mr. Morgan is defamatory. It would not be unreasonable to disclose the information about Mr. Morgan.	Churchill and Howe
redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

28. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD (O’Brien) re: Davey: Serial litigant	
15/3/2013

10:22AM	
2 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act. This document contains Mr Churchill’s personal email address and mobile telephone number. It would be unreasonable to disclose this number.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the personal email address and mobile number which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

29. Letter from FAD (Greer) to Roger Howe and John Davey re: Re – Change of secretary and registered officer of the Australian Democrats	
19/3/2013	
3 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act. This document contains no exempt material, apart from a facsimile of Ms
Greer’s signature. It would	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of Ms. Greer’s signature which should be redacted in the	

including attached:			be unreasonable to
disclose this signature.	version to be published
under section 11C of the
FOI Act.	

30. Email from FAD (Alex Lewis) re: FW Correspondence for your attention	
19/3/2013

4:35PM	
1 page	
This document contains no exempt material.	
I recommend releasing this document in full.	

31. Email from Alex Lewis to Roger Howe re Correspondence for your attention	
20/3/2013

8:35am	
1 page	
Section 47F of the FOI Act.

This document contains no exempt material except for a personal email address.
It is unreasonable to disclose the personal email address.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the personal email address which should be redacted in the version to be published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

32. Email from FAD to other AEC officers noting that a received notification had been generated. .	
20/3/2013

2:23PM	
1 page	
This document contains no exempt material.	
I recommend releasing this document in full.	

33. Email from Roger Howe replying to email from FAD (Lewis) re: Re FW: Correspondence for your attention	
20/3/2013

2:13PM	
2 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act.

This document contains no exempt material other than the personal email
address of Mr. Howe. It is unreasonable to publish a personal email address.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of a personal email address which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

34. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD	
20/3/2013

2:41AM	
1 page	
Section 47F FOI Act.

This document contains no exempt material other than a personal email address and personal mobile
phone number. It is unreasonable to publish a personal email address
and mobile phone number.	
I recommend releasing this document In full with the exception of a personal email address and mobile number which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

35. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re Australian Democrats Submission (from Roger Howe, National Secretary). Documents attached to this email are:

	2 page letter from
Roger Howe over a
16 page submission
(pg 3-20); and

	Single page Statutory
Declaration dated 5
April 2013 (pg 21).	
5/4/2013

4:30PM	
20 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act.

The folios contain personal email addresses and mobile telephone numbers and facsimiles of signatures.  It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The folios also contain references to the business affairs of several persons associated with the Australian Democrats. It is not unreasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing this document In full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile numbers and signatures which should
be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

36. Email from FAD (Lewis) replying to email from Darren Churchill re: RE Australian Democrats Submission (from	
5/4/2013

4:37PM	
2 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act. This document contains personal email addresses and mobile telephone	
I recommend releasing this document In full with the exception of personal email addresses and	

Roger Howe, National
Secretary)			numbers. It is
unreasonable to disclose those details	mobile numbers and
signatures which should be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

37. Email from FAD (Lewis) to Darren Churchill re: Re: Australian Democrats Submission	
8/4/2013

9:35 AM	
2 pages	
47F FOI Act

This is an email bearing Darren Churchill’s personal email address and includes his personal mobile phone number. It is unreasonable to disclose these details.	
I recommend releasing this document In full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.	

38. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: Fwd: Australian Democrats Submission (from Roger Howe, National Secretary)	
8/4/2013

1:29 PM	
2 pages	
47F FOI Act

This is an email addressed to a personal email
address including a personal mobile phone number. It is unreasonable to disclose these details.	
I recommend releasing this document In full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.	

39. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A1 item 1 including attached:

	Email chain last dated
4 Sep 2012 18:22;	
5/4/2013

4:35PM	
8 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

There are emails which bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose	
I recommend releasing this document In full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile numbers which should be redacted in the	

	Draft Teleconference
Minutes 7th August
2012 (pg 5-9).			those details.

The documents attached refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	version published under
section 11C of the FOI Act.	

40. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A1 item 2 including attached:

	Email chain last dated
4 Sep 2012 18:22 (pg
3);

	Email dated 28 Aug
2012 23:45 (pg 5);

	Untitled file note (pg
7);

	Email dated 2 April
2013 23:21 (pg 9-11).	
5/4/2013

4:36PM	
8 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

There are emails which bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing this document In full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.	

41. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A1 Item 3 including attached:

	Teleconference agenda dated 4th September 2012	
5/4/2013

4:37PM	
2 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

An email bears a personal email addresses. It is unreasonable to disclose that detail.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian	
I recommend releasing this document In full with the exception of a personal email addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

			Democrats associates. It is
reasonable to disclose those details.		

42. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A1 Item 4 including attached:

	Teleconference Minutes dated 18th September 2012
8:30PM (pg 3-6)	
5/4/2013

4:37PM	
5 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

An email bears a personal email addresses. It is unreasonable to disclose that detail.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing this document In full with the exception of a personal email address which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

43. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A2 Item 1 including attached:

	Teleconference agenda dated 29th January 2013 (pg 3);

	Covering email dated
22 Jan 2013 (pg 5);

	Email headed
CONFIDENTIAL dated
30th January (pg 7-10);

	Email headed
CONFIDENTIAL: Re	
5/4/2013

4:38PM	
14 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

Emails bear personal email addresses and personal mobile phone numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose that detail.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.

The emails headed	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of the mobile telephone number of Mr. Churchill which should be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.

I recommend that the documents headed CONFIDENTIAL and Re:	

CONFIDENTIAL dated
31st January (pg 11-
15);

	Teleconference agenda dated 27th February 2013 (pg
17).			CONFIDENTIAL and Re:
CONFIDENTIAL contains potentially defamatory material on Messrs Ostrom Brown, Simmons, Davey, Horrex, Cole, Young, Burke and Pilling and Ms Hutton.  It would be unreasonable to disclose these names in conjunction with the defamatory material.	CONFIDENTIAL should be
released In full with the exception of the names mentioned which should be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

44. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A2 Item 2 including attached:

	Screenshot attached to email dated 2 April
2013	
5/4/2013

4:39PM	
2 pages	
47F FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.	

45. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A2 Item 3 including attached:

	Undated file note on quorums (pg 13);

	Email Re: Chorus Call
Booking dated 26 Feb
2013 (pg 3-4);

	File note headed: To	
5/4/2013

4:40PM	
10 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

whom it might concern
under name of Robin
Davis (pg 5);

	Tax Invoice for Chorus
Call Australia (pg 7);

	Minutes of the ACT Democrats Executive Meeting 25 September
2012 (pg 9-12).			certain Australian
Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.		

46. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A2 item 4,5 including attached:

	Minutes of the ACT Democrats Executive Meeting 25 September
2012 (pg 3-6);

	Teleconference Minutes dated 29th January 2013 8:30PM (pg 15);

	Teleconference Minutes dated 31st January 2013 9:00PM (pg 11-14);

	Teleconference Minutes dated 31st January 2013
10:42PM (pg 17-19);	
5/4/2013

4:40PM	
16 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.

The Extra-Ordinary
National Executive
Minutes 31st January 2013
9:00 pm contains potentially defamatory material on Messrs Davey, Ostrom Brown, Pilling, Simmons, Horrex, Young, Burke and Cole and Ms	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.

I recommend that the Extra-Ordinary Executive Minutes should be released in full with the
exception of the names of Davey, Ostrom Brown, Pilling, Simmons, Horrex, Young, Burke and Cole
and Hutton which should	

	File note headed: To whom it might concern under name of Robin Davis (pg 21);

	Email sent by Roger Howe to “Brian” referring to email thread attached dated
29 January 2013 (pg
7-9).			Hutton.  It would be
unreasonable to disclose these names in conjunction with the defamatory material.	be redacted in the version
published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

47. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A3 item 1 including attached:

	Email thread headed AusDems NATIONAL EXECUTIVE dated 28
Nov 2012 (pg 3-16)	
5/4/2013

4:47PM	
15 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses, residential addresses and mobile phone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

48. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A3 item 2 including attached:

	Email thread headed
Re: Question re	
5/4/2013

4:47PM	
7 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers. It is	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers which should be redacted	

accounts (pg 3-9)			unreasonable to disclose
those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	in the version published
under section 11C of the
FOI Act.	

49. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A5 item 1 including attached:

	Email from Darren Churchill to Brian Dickson dated 29 May
2010	
5/4/2013

4:49PM	
2 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

50. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A1 Item 5 Part 1 – resending including attached:

	Email thread headed Re: Motion for next meeting dated 28
August 2012 (pg 3-5);	
5/4/2013

4:57PM	
6 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the	

	Email from Jason
Heeris dated 26
August 2012 (pg 5);

	Email from Darren
Churchill dated 27
August 2012 (pg 7-8).			The documents also refer
to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	FOI Act.	

51. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A1 item 5 Part 2 – resending including attached:

	Email headed Validity of Motions from
Darren Churchill dated
6 Sep 2012( pg 3);

	Email thread headed Re: Motions to be tabled dated 28
August 2012 (pg 5-
10).	
5/4/2013

4:57PM	
8 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.	

52. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A5 Item 2 including attached:

	Email from Darren Churchill dated 25 January 2013 (pg 3-
6);

	Email from Roger Howe
dated 4 April 2013 (pg 7 – 8);

	Email from Darren Churchill	
5/4/2013

4:50PM	
14 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses and personal mobile numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses and personal mobile numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

dated 20 December 2012 (pg
9-11);

	Email from Darren Churchill dated 3 January 2013 (pg 13-
16).			Democrats associates. It is
reasonable to disclose those details.

The documents contain potentially defamatory material on Messrs Davey, Pilling and Horrex.  It
would be unreasonable to disclose these names in conjunction with the defamatory material.	

I recommend potentially defamatory documents should be released in full with the exception of the names of Davey, Pilling and Horrex which should be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

53. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A5 Item 3 Reports Submissions including attached:

	Email from Michael Pilling dated 20 September 2012 (pg 3-5);

	Email from Hayden Ostrom Brown dated 4 October 2012 (pg 7);

	Email from Robin Davis dated 15 October 2012 (pg
9);

	Email from Hayden Ostrom
Brown dated 25 October
2012 (pg 11-13);

	Email from Roger Howe	
5/4/2013

4:51PM	
50 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.

The documents contain potentially defamatory material on Messrs Howe, Churchill, Collyer, Davey, Simmons, Jason Heeris	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.

I recommend any potentially defamatory documents should be released in full with the exception of the names of Howe, Churchill, Collyer, Davey, Simmons, Jason	

dated 20 September 2012
containing thread including email from Michael Pilling dated 20 September 2012 (pg 15 -19);

	Email from Darren Churchill dated 26 October 2012 (pg
21-24);

	Email from Hayden Ostrom
Brown dated 29 September
2012 (pg 25-26);

	Email from Roger Howe
dated 2 October 2012 (pg 27-
28);

	Email from Michael Pilling dated 11 October 2012 (pg
29 – 30);

	Document headed National Executive versus Factional Executive (pg 31 – 36);

	Australian Democrats - Standing Orders and Rules for Debate (pg 37-52).			and Brian Grieg.  It would
be unreasonable to disclose these names in conjunction with the defamatory material.	Heeris and Brian Greig
which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

54. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A6 including attached:

	Australian Democrats –
Standing Orders and Rules	
5/4/2013

4:52PM	
33 pages	
Section 47F FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses. It is unreasonable to	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses which should be redacted in the	

for Debate and National
Constitution and Regulations			disclose those details.	version published under
section 11C of the FOI Act.	

55. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: A7 including attached:

	Email from Darren Churchill dated 17 January 2013;

	Letter headed Re: National Secretary of the Australian Democrats dated 16 January
2013 (pg 5-7).	
5/4/2013

4:52 PM	
4 pages	
Section 47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers and facsimiles of signatures.  It is unreasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers
and signatures which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

56. Undated Letter with attached statutory declaration from Roger Howe to FAD (Greer)	
8/4/2013	
3 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear facsimiles of signatures.  It is unreasonable to
disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing all documents in full with the exception of signatures which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

57. Letter from FAD (Greer) to Roger Howe and John Davey re: Opportunity to comment
on submissions	
8/4/2013	
2 pages	
47F FOI Act

The documents bear a facsimile of a signature.  It is unreasonable to
disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of a signature which should be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

58. Email from Darren Churchill in reply to email from FAD	
8/4/2013	
2	
47F FOI Act	
I recommend releasing this document in full with	

(Lewis)	1:29PM	pages	The document bears a
personal email address.  It is unreasonable to
disclose those details.

.	the exception of the
personal email address which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

59. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: Australian Democrats Comments on Submitted Evidence with attached:

	Submission dated 24 April
2013 (pg 3-16).	
24/4/2013

4:53PM	
16 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear personal mobile numbers and personal email addresses and signatures. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.

The documents contain potentially defamatory material on Messrs Davey, Ostrom Brown, Heeris, Anderson and Frank Jordan. It would be unreasonable to disclose these names in
conjunction with the defamatory material.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the personal mobile numbers, email addresses and signatures which should be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.

I recommend potentially defamatory documents should be released in full with the exception of the names of Davey, Ostrom Brown, Heeris, Anderson and Frank Jordan which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.	

60. Email from FAD (Lewis) to Roger Howe and John Davey re: Additional Documents for comment with attached:

	Letter from Roger Howe (pg
3-4);

	Supporting Information (pg 5
-20).	
29/4/2013

3:18PM	
20 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear a facsimile of a signature and a personal email address. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.

The documents contain potentially defamatory material on Messrs Davey, Ostrom Brown, Heeris, Anderson and Frank Jordan. It would be unreasonable to disclose these names in
conjunction with the defamatory material.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the personal mobile numbers, email addresses and signatures which should be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.

I recommend potentially defamatory documents should be released in full with the exception of the names of Davey, Ostrom Brown, Heeris, Anderson and Frank Jordan which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.	

61. Email from Roger Howe to
FAD (Greer)	
30/4/2013

1:21PM	
3 pages	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear a facsimile of a signature, a personal email address
and mobile phone number. It is unreasonable to	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the signatures, personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers which	

			disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	should be redacted in the
version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

62. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD re: Australian Democrats Dispute	
9/5/2013

11:26PM	
1 page	
47F FOI Act

The documents bear a personal email address
and mobile phone number. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

63. Email from FAD (Lewis) with attached letter Re: Australian Democrats Dispute	
10/5/2013

3:14PM	
3 pages	
47F FOI Act

The documents bear a facsimile of a signature, personal email and residential addresses and mobile phone number. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of signatures, personal email and residential addresses and mobile phone
numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

64. Email from Darren Churchill to FAD (Greer)	
16/5/2013

11:10PM	
1 page	
47F and 47G FOI Act

The documents bear a personal email address	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of personal	

			and mobile phone number.
It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	email addresses and
mobile phone numbers which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.	

65. Email to Roger Howe from FAD (Lewis) re: Correspondence from the AEC	
24/5/2013

3:12PM	
1 page	
47F FOI Act

The documents bear a personal email address.  It is unreasonable to
disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of personal email addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.	

66. Email from Roger Howe to FAD re: Re: Australian Democrats correspondence from the AEC	
25/5/2013

12:20AM	
1 page	
47F FOI Act

The documents bear a personal email address.  It is unreasonable to
disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of personal email addresses which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI
Act.	

67. Email from FAD(Lewis) to Roger Howe re: Decision regarding applications to change secretary and	
30/5/2013

11:55AM	
36 pages	
47F FOI Act

The documents bear a personal email address and facsimile of a	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of personal email addresses and	

registered officer including
attached:

	Re – Change of secretary and registered officer of the Australian Democrats			signature.  It is
unreasonable to disclose those details.	signatures which should
be redacted in the version published under section
11C of the FOI Act.	

68. Email from Darren Churchill re: Please remove AEC email address	
31/5/2013

3:21PM	
2 pages	
47F and 47 G FOI Act

The documents bear personal email addresses and mobile phone numbers. It is unreasonable to disclose those details.

The documents also refer to business affairs of certain Australian Democrats associates. It is reasonable to disclose those details.	
I recommend releasing this document in full with the exception of the personal email address which should be redacted in the version published under section 11C of the FOI Act.