Fiona McLeod SC to head up ART
The Accountability Round Table is delighted to announce that eminent barrister Fiona McLeod SC has been appointed Chair of Accountability Round Table She replaces Tim Smith, a former Supreme Court judge and foundation President of ART, which he co-founded in 2006. “I...
Resourcing of OAIC – Response of ART to the Attorney General
The exchange of correspondence between ART and the AG on the deleterious effects on transparency and freedom of information caused by the lack of resources to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner continues. Here is a further attempt to raise the...
ART Submission – Open Government Partnership: Transition from NAP1 to NAP2
The ART submission to the Open Government Partnership National Action Plan round 2 calls for some specific reforms to accountability and openness processes. CONTENTS 1. WHY WE NEED A FEDERAL ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION What evidence of corruption is there? Why do we...
Congratulations The Honourable Thomas Harrison Smith (Tim Smith) QC – now AM
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...
Stephen Charles argues IBAC is ‘Weak and defective’
Stephen Charles, Accountability Round Table member, warns against Australia adopting the Victorian IBAC Anticorruption model for a National Anticorruption body. This article is reposted from The Age and is available at its original source here. 'Weak and defective':...
Resourcing of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner – Australian OGP Commitment 3.1 – Submission 2
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...
Open Government Partnership – National Action Plan. ART Submission 2. Political Donations
OGP - NATIONAL ACTION PLAN - POLITICAL DONATIONS This second submission from Accountability Round Table suggesting changes to the Open Government Partnership Draft National Action Plan addresses Commitment 4.1, the commitment to examine the ‘framework of donations to...
Open Government Partnership – National Action Plan. ART Submission 1. Recognising the role of the OAIC
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, of the...
OGP National Action Plan – What its it, and why is it important?
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...
ART Jim Carton Lecture 2016 – Peter Baume on Accountability and Evaluation.
The Accountability Round Table hosts an annual lecture by a prominent Australian on matters of Parliamentary integrity and accountability. This year the lectures have been renamed "The Jim Carlton Lectures" in honour of the late Hon. Jim Carlton AO, who was a highly...