by jmsthornton | Nov 18, 2016 | Federal Government, News, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
OGP – NATIONAL ACTION PLAN – RECOGNISING THE ROLE OF THE OAIC This first submission from Accountability Round Table suggesting changes to the Open Government Partnership Draft National Action Plan addresses the role, overlooked in the National Action Plan,...
by jmsthornton | Nov 18, 2016 | News, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Reforms, Submissions
OGP NATIONAL ACTION PLAN. EXPLAINER. The Open Government Partnership is a multilateral initiative that aims to secure concrete commitments from governments to promote transparency, empower citizens, fight corruption, and harness new technologies to strengthen...
by jmsthornton | Sep 7, 2016 | National Integrity Commission, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Political Funding, Public Trust, Submissions
Submission from the Accountability Round Table to the Interim Working Group Posted on September 5, 2016 by ogpteam This is a full reproduction of a submission received from the Accountability Round Table on 4 September 2016. On Saturday, the AGM of the Accountability...
by jmsthornton | Aug 19, 2016 | Code of Conduct, Federal Government, Fitzgerald Principles, Freedom of Information, Lobbying, News, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Public Trust, Queensland, Queensland Crime Commissions, Reforms
This paper, “Democracy at the Crossroads?” was delivered by Hon Tim Smith QC at the Cairn’s Tropical Writers Festival, 11 August 2016. In it, he sets out two broad principles to which members of parliament should adhere, The “Fitzgerald Principles” and The...
by Lyn Allison | Jun 28, 2016 | Corruption, Election 2016, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
ART is disappointed in the response from the ALP and Coalition to its survey on accountability measures. It seems very unlikely, whichever party (or parties) forms government, that the next Federal Government will be willing to take on the reforms necessary to deliver...
by jmsthornton | Apr 15, 2016 | Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
The Hon Malcolm Turnbull, MP Prime Minister Parliament House CANBERRA ACT 2600 06/04/2016 Dear Prime Minister I Chair the Accountability Round Table . I refer to our previous correspondence of 10 October 2015 concerning the Open Government Partnership. May...