by jmsthornton | Dec 7, 2017 | Auditor General, Federal Government, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government, Privacy
OAIC and the OGP; Issues The Hon George Brandis MP Attorney-General Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 6 December 2017 Dear Attorney-General On 19 October 2017 I received a copy of your 11 October letter to my local Member, the Member for Kooyong, (Mnet GenerL3 July...
by jmsthornton | Nov 14, 2016 | Auditor General, Freedom of Information, News, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Submissions
The Accountability Round Table continues to be concerned about the reduced state of the Federal Freedom of Information Act and its implementation. The role of the freedom of information Commissioner remains vacant and has been vacant for some 22 months. The submission...
by jmsthornton | Oct 19, 2016 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The Accountability Round Table has long been concerned about the reduced state of the Federal Freedom of Information Act and its implementation. The submission below, and its covering letter addresses part of our concern in drawing attention to the administration of...
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...
