by jmsthornton | May 12, 2015 | ART Publications, Federal Government, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
This article is one of an occasional series of opinions by our members. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) Saga. Will it end with the 2015 Budget? Author: Tim Smith (The Hon Tim Smith QC, former Supreme Court Judge and former Commissioner of...
by jmsthornton | Mar 27, 2015
Public Interest and Public Trust The idea of parliamentarians acting in the public interest to carry out a duty of public trust is fundamental to the principle of government and parliamentary accountability and transparency. This is a list of resources assembled by...
by jmsthornton | Mar 23, 2015 | Election, New South Wales, Public Trust
On 23 March 2015, ART sought from the Greens clarification of its position in relation to the final issues raised in its original commitment request letter of 25 February 2015, namely those concerning the public trust principle. The following response was received ...
by jmsthornton | Oct 9, 2014 | Corruption, Lobbying, Public Trust, Trust in Government, Victoria
In an address to the Melbourne University Urban Heritage Conference, Government Secrecy and Urban Planning – The Forgotten Trust and Reform The Hon Tim Smith, QC continues his argument that government is based on a longstanding ethical and legal obligation – that...