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Between the 1960s and 1980s a number of enquiries were made, looking into the transparency of the Australian government and public services which led to New Industry Law (NAL) reforms. [1] One of the NAL initiatives was Freedom of Information and is considered a "landmark in the development of Australian democracy". [1]
Major changes to federal freedom of information (FOI) law made in 2010 established the present office as the body responsible for FOI, privacy, and information policy. The Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 [5] was passed in May 2010, and came into effect from November 2010. This Act introduced fundamental changes to the way ...
The Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner is an independent statutory office-holder appointed under subsection 14(2) of the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010. As one of the three commissioners in the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner , the Freedom of Information Commissioner has responsibilities related to ...
R.G. Casey House, the head office of the parent department and of ASIS. The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS / ˈ eɪ s ɪ s /) is the foreign intelligence agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, responsible for gathering, processing, and analysing national security information from around the world, primarily through the use of human intelligence.
The policing, criminal justice and protective services functions were transferred from the Department of Home Affairs to the Attorney-General's Department. The natural disaster management functions including the National Recovery and Resilience Agency were transferred from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Department of ...
The Services Reconnaissance Department also known as Special Operations Australia (SOA) and the Inter-Allied Services Department was an Australian Defence Force military intelligence and special reconnaissance unit during World War II. It was modelled initially on the British Special Operations Executive (SOE).
Internet censorship in Australia is enforced by both the country's criminal law [1] [2] as well as voluntarily enacted by internet service providers. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has the power to enforce content restrictions on Internet content hosted within Australia, and maintain a blocklist of overseas ...
Services Australia, formerly the Department of Human Services and before that the Department of Social Security, is an executive agency of the Australian Government, responsible for delivering a range of welfare payments, health insurance payments, child support payments and other support services to eligible Australian citizens and permanent residents. [6]