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ARTICLE · 01 JULY 2010

Commonwealth Freedom of Information Reforms Moving

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As part of its 2007 election policy, the Government announced that it would reform the FOI landscape with the main objectives being to promote a pro-disclosure culture across the Government and build a stronger foundation for more openness in government. As part of this project, the Government introduced the Information Commissioner Bill 2010 (IC Bill) and the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2010 (FOI Bill) into Parliament last November.

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As part of its 2007 election policy, the Government announced that it would reform the FOI landscape with the main objectives being to promote a pro-disclosure culture across the Government and build a stronger foundation for more openness in government. As part of this project, the Government introduced the Information Commissioner Bill 2010 (IC Bill) and the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2010 (FOI Bill) into Parliament last November.

Senate Finance and Public Administration Legislation Committee

On 16 March 2010, the S enate Finance and P ublic Administration L egislation Committee (Committee) delivered its report following its inquiry into the provisions of the FOI Bill and the IC Bill. The Committee made the following six recommendations in relation to the Bills:

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