Progressing Freedom of Information Reform In Queensland

The Right to Information Bill and the Information Privacy Bill

The reform of Queensland's Freedom of Information regime has further progressed with the introduction of the Right to Information Bill (RTI Bill) and the Information Privacy Bill (IP Bill) into the Queensland Parliament on 19 May 2009.

The introduction of the Bills represents the final stages of Queensland's FOI reform process which commenced in September 2007 with the appointment of an independent FOI review panel chaired by Dr David Solomon.

Prior to the introduction of the Bills, the FOI reform process saw the Government release draft RTI and IP Bills on 4 December 2008 for public consultation. In finalising the RTI Bill and IP Bill, the Government has now considered submissions from a wide range of stakeholders.