This blog takes an interest in issues associated with Freedom of Information (FOI) and privacy legislation in Australia. Information contained on this site is general in nature and does not constitute legal advice. Follow Peter Timmins on Twitter: @foiguru Follow the open government cause through the Australian Open Government Partnership Network. www.opengovernment.org.au and @opengovau
Thursday, February 05, 2009
Rudd Government's first not the best year for FOI applicants.
Haven't read the Federal Government's Annual Report 2007-2008 on the operation of the Freedom of Information Act released yesterday but The Australian says requests were down (25%), delays were up (proportion of applications taking more than three months to process doubled), and the number of instances where documents were released in full fell from 80.6% to 71.4%. A closer look may reveal some good news as well..
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment