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 | Jan 29, 2018 | News, Open Government, Public Trust, Reforms
Congratulations from all of Accountability Round Table and its friends to our Chair of the Accountability Round Table, Tim Smith, who is now the recipient of an Australia Day Honours Award 2018 – Member (AM) in the General Division of the Order of Australia. Tim is...
by jmsthornton | Nov 20, 2016 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Public Trust, Reforms, Submissions
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION Open Government Australia in its Draft National Action Plan includes Commitment 3.1 – Information management and access laws for the 21st century. At present the draft commitment reads; “We will ensure our information access laws are...
by jmsthornton | Nov 20, 2016 | ACLEI, Corruption, National Integrity Commission, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Public Trust, Submissions
AN AMBITIOUS NATIONAL INTEGRITY FRAMEWORK Open Government Partnership Australia is developing a National Action Plan. The current Draft Plan (as a subset of the commitment in theme 4, to Integrity in the public sector) now includes a commitment to a National...
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...
