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Archive of posts tagged 'freedom of information'

Accountable Government / Joint letter to Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus urging freedom of information reform

Dear Attorney-General, Freedom of information reform is long overdue. We write to urge the Government to act on the recommendations...

14 Mar 2024

Accountable Government / Civil society open letter urges Attorney-General to fix broken Freedom of Information system

Legal organisations, freedom of information (FOI) experts and media groups are urging Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus to publicly clarify the Government’s...

14 Mar 2024

Access to Justice / Democracy groups call on Government to overhaul broken FOI system in line with inquiry report

Yesterday evening, the Senate’s Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee released its report into the operation of Commonwealth Freedom of...

8 Dec 2023

Freedom of Information / 2SER: Reforming Australia's Freedom of Information laws

Australia’s Freedom of Information (FOI) system is failing – with people who make FOI requests facing long delays and heavily...

7 Sep 2023

Access to Justice / Freedom of information win exposes need for reform

PIAC has supported a client to get access to information held by the government, using freedom of information processes. We...

30 Aug 2023

News / PIAC’s submission to the NSW Law & Justice Committee Privacy Inquiry

This submission responds to the inquiry being undertaken by the Law & Justice Committee regarding remedies for serious invasions of...

4 Sep 2015

News / Freedom of Information Amendment (New Arrangements) Bill 2014. Submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

The Freedom of Information Amendment (New Arrangements) Bill 2014 makes a number of proposals which will radically change the Commonwealth...

10 Dec 2014

News / Rights and responsibilities 2014. Submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission

This submission responds to the Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) Discussion Paper, ‘Rights & Responsibilities 2014′. The Paper seeks feedback...

10 Dec 2014

Freedom of Information / Review of Freedom of Information laws

Submission to statutory review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010. PIAC’s submission to the statutory...

14 Dec 2012

Energy + Water / Rule change proposal - economic regulation of Network Service Providers

This submission outlines PIAC‘s response to the Australian Energy Market Commission’s (AEMC) Consultation Paper on proposed changes to the National...

16 May 2012

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