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The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which guarantees freedom of information (FOI) and the rights of access to official documents of the Commonwealth Government and of its agencies to members of the public. It was passed by the Australian Parliament on 9 March 1982, and commenced on 1 December 1982.
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 ...
Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]
Similar legislation is now in force in the Australian Capital Territory, [73] and the individual States of Australia. Freedom of information is designed to allow individuals access to personal and governmental information, and to allow individuals the opportunity to challenge and where appropriate have their personal information amended.
In 2018, the Australian Government asked former Chief Justice Robert French to conduct an independent review of freedom of speech and academic freedom in Australian higher education. While French disagreed that there was a "freedom of speech crisis" on campuses, he nonetheless noted the risks to freedom posed by the various and vaguely-worded ...
Freedom of information (or information freedom) also refers to the protection of the right to freedom of expression with regard to the Internet and information technology. Freedom of information may also concern censorship in an information technology context, i.e. the ability to access Web content , without censorship or restrictions .
Australian National University: First Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner; In office 1 November 2010 – 31 December 2014: Senior Member, Administrative Appeals Tribunal; In office 1 January 2015 – 31 December 2017: Official Secretary to the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety; In office 8 October 2018 – 26 ...