Freedom of Information and Privacy in Australia: Information Access 2.0, 2nd edition provides a comprehensive analysis of the three main statutory regimes which regulate access to public sector information in Australia and offers critical perspectives on their operation, having regard to underlying objectives and the broader context in which they operate. It highlights the law reform issues.
There have been many important changes in Australian government access laws over the past decade, including law reforms which have substantially affect three of the main laws discussed in this book. The Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act has been substantially amended incorporate many important features of second generation FOI laws including:
The NSW FOI Act has been repealed and replaced by the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009. This contains similar second generation features to those outlined above in relation to the Commonwealth amendments.
The Victorian FOI Act has been amended to create a new FOI Commissioner who reports directly to Parliament through a joint parliamentary committee, the Accountability and Oversight Committee. The Commissioner responsibility for responsibility for monitoring the Act and providing review of some FOI access decisions.
Both transparency and privacy have become very topical in the light of the Wikileaks and Snowden saga and debates that this have generated.
This text provides a clear exposition of the different legal regimes that govern access to, and amendment of, government information, including freedom of information laws, information privacy laws, health records laws and public records laws.
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