by jmsthornton | Apr 13, 2018 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, National Integrity Commission, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Political Funding, Public Trust, Submissions
The Open Government Partnership Australia has sought submissions on Australia’s second Open Government National Action Plan 2018-20. The next National Action Plan is is due by the end of August, 2018. Consultation with the public is being sought. There are five...
by jmsthornton | Mar 22, 2018 | Auditor General, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Accountability Round Table wrote to Christian Porter on his accession to the post of Attorney General to raise with him the continued inadequate resourcing of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Our initial letter can be read here The Attorney...
by jmsthornton | Jan 31, 2018 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Accountability Round Table continues to pursue better resourcing of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Following the appointment of Australia’s new Attorney General, The Hon Christian Porter, Accountability Round Table sent the following...
by jmsthornton | Dec 7, 2017 | Auditor General, Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Privacy
This submission was sent to the office of the Attorney general immediately after the letter sent by Tim Smith to George Brandis on OAIC and the OGP; Issues on Wednesday 6th December 2017 . That itself followed from a letter from George Brandis to Josh Frydenberg that...
by jmsthornton | Dec 3, 2017 | Auditor General, Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Privacy, Reforms
Our ART members, Tim Smith, David Harper and Stephen Charles authored the following article, published in The Sydney Morning Herald and the Canberra Times. Turnbull government talks big on transparency, but keeps ‘forgetting’ to fund FOI Tim Smith, David...
by jmsthornton | Oct 17, 2017 | Auditor General, Federal Government, Freedom of Information, News, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
On 31 May 2017 there was a discussion between members of Accountability Round Table and the Department of the Attorney-General concerning Australia’s the OGP National Action Plan that resulted in our first submission on proper resourcing of the Office of the...