I dashed off a submission to the five year statutory review of the NSW Government Information (Public Access) and the Government Information (Information Commissioner) acts, squeaking in on the deadline on 29 August.
The terms of the review by the Attorney General are limited to "determine whether the policy objectives of the Acts remain valid and whether the terms of the Acts remain appropriate for securing these objectives" so it's hardly a search for best practice. And as mentioned previously I'm no fan of the way the Department of Attorney General and Justice goes about the process.
Overall NSW did pretty well with the 2009 legislative reform package. But the act's objects and the terms could do with some tweaking five years on. More in my submission below.
The terms of the review by the Attorney General are limited to "determine whether the policy objectives of the Acts remain valid and whether the terms of the Acts remain appropriate for securing these objectives" so it's hardly a search for best practice. And as mentioned previously I'm no fan of the way the Department of Attorney General and Justice goes about the process.
Overall NSW did pretty well with the 2009 legislative reform package. But the act's objects and the terms could do with some tweaking five years on. More in my submission below.
