by jmsthornton | Jul 16, 2015 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The Attorney-General’s letter to ART of 21 May 2015 and the evidence given at the recent Senate Estimates Committee Hearing, confirm that the OAIC remains in deep trouble. The letter produced below sets out what ART sees as fundamental concerns –...
by jmsthornton | Jun 25, 2015 | Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The Government has denied funds to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Tim Smith, David Harper, Stephen Charles write that in so doing, “the government claimed to be entitled, without the agreement of the legislature, to bring about the...
by jmsthornton | May 30, 2015 | Federal Government, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
A letter from Senator George Brandis (Attorney General) concerning the present status and future of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner was received by ART on the 27th of May responding to its letter to Sen. Brandis of 6th April 2015 . His letter...
by jmsthornton | May 28, 2015 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
This article was published in The Canberra Times. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/government-denies-starving-foi-watchdog-of-funds-even-though-he-works-from-home-20150528-ghbiju.html It has direct relevance to our concern about the recent...
by jmsthornton | May 28, 2015 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The stage was set for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to not only manage access to government information but also change the culture in the public sector and give independent advice to the government on Freedom of Information matters. Instead,...