Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009 [Provisions]
Information Commissioner Bill 2009 [Provisions]

16 March 2010

© Commonwealth of Australia 2010
ISBN 978-1-74229-237-3

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Membership of the Committee	(PDF 4KB)
List of Abbreviations	(PDF 4KB)
Recommendations	(PDF 15KB)
Chapter 1 - Introduction	(PDF 15KB)
Conduct of the inquiry Structure of the report
Chapter 2 - Proposed reforms to freedom of information laws	(PDF 57KB)
Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009 Information Commissioner Bill 2009
Chapter 3 - Committee's consideration of terms of reference	(PDF 128KB)
Will the measures assist in the creation of a pro-disclosure culture with respect to government and what further measures may be appropriate? Do the Bills contain measures effective to ensure that the right of access to documents is as comprehensive as it can be? Are the improvements to the request process efficient and could they be further improved? Assessment of the functions, powers and resources of the Information Commissioner Conclusion
Coalition Senators' Dissenting Report	(PDF 64KB)
Australian Greens Additional Comments	(PDF 15KB)
APPENDIX 1 - Submissions and Additional Information received by the Committee	(PDF 5KB)
APPENDIX 2 - Public Hearings	(PDF 6KB)

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Senate Standing Committees on Finance and Public Administration
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Australia

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Email:	fpa.sen@aph.gov.au