Information Publication Scheme (IPS)

What is the Information Publication Scheme?

The Information Publication Scheme (IPS) is established by Part II of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) with effect from 1 May 2011. The IPS aims to transform the freedom of information framework from one that responds to individual requests for access to documents to one that requires agencies to take a proactive approach to publishing information. You can find out more about the Information Publication Scheme on the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website.

Under the Information Publication Scheme:

• Australian Government agencies are required to publish agency plans
• specific categories of information must be published
• agencies may proactively publish other government information.

AEC Agency Plan

• Agency Plan 2011–12 [PDF 134KB]
• Agency Plan 2011–12 [RTF 1.3MB]

Members of the public are invited to provide comment on the current AEC Agency Plan during the period to the end of June each year. Following consideration of comments received the AEC Agency Plan will be revised and republished.

In accordance with the AEC Agency Plan (above), the AEC publishes the following information holdings:

• Who we are
• What we do
• Our reports and responses to Parliament
• Routinely requested information and disclosure log
• Contact us

Consultation arrangements

• Public consultation, when sought, is advertised on this website and also emailed to subscribers to our mailing lists.
• Federal electoral redistributions are the primary consultation activity undertaken by the AEC.