Freedom of Information Law & Lawyers

1982. TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART I--PRELIMINARY 1. Short title [see Note 1] 2. Commencement [see Note 1] ..

1982. No. 9859 of 1982 Version incorporating amendments as at 3 November 2011 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Section Page ..

Principles of administration 5. Act binds Crown 6. Access procedures do not apply to documents that are already available 7. Application of access procedures to ..

FAIR TRADING ACT 1999 · FAIR WORK (COMMONWEALTH POWERS) ACT .. CHURCH PROPERTY ACT 1953 · FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 ..

by M Woodbury - Freedom of information laws create a tension between the public's desire to be informed and the university's historic autonomy. In 1868, for example, the ..

not to apply to judicial functions of courts and tribunals 7. Documents in State Records 8. Defunct agencies PART 2--Publication of certain information 9.

How Act applies to certain older records PART 2--PUBLICATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION 7. Publication of information concerning ..

1982 - SECT 48. Application for amendment or annotation of personal records. Where a person claims that a document of an ..

1982 - NOTES. Act No. 3 of 1982 as amended. This compilation was prepared on 31 January 2012 taking into account ..

1992 - SCHEDULE 2. [Glossary, cl. 1]. [Heading amended by No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.] The Governor and the Governor's ..

(c) exempt content-service documents concerning the performance of a function, or the exercise of a power, under Schedule 7 to the Broadcasting Services Act ..

1982 - SECT 7. Exemption of certain persons and bodies. (1) The bodies specified in Division 1 of Part I of Schedule 2, and ..

1989. - As at 1 July 2010 - Act 5 of 1989 TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title PART 1 - PRELIMINARY 1. Name of Act 2.

The ACT Freedom of Information ACT 1989 (FOI Act) provides citizens with the right to access all documents in the possession of the ACT ..

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) gives you the right to request information held by the University. As such, you are able to: access documents about ..

Act No. 5. Freedom of Information 1989. The Legislature of New South Wales enacts: PART 1— .. This Act may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act 1989.

1982 - SECT 3. Objects--general. (1) The objects of this Act are to give the Australian community access to information held ..

AMENDMENT (REFORM) ACT 2010 (NO. 51, 2010). TABLE OF PROVISIONS Long Title 1. Short title 2. Commencement 3.

The Western Australian Freedom of Information Act (1992) ("the Act") applies to Curtin University. To request information from the University ..

Freedom of Information. The Victorian Freedom of Information Act (1982) gives persons the right to access documents of an agency, subject to ..

What is Freedom of Information ? The Victorian Freedom of Information Act came into effect on 5 July 1983. The FOI Act (No. 9859 of 1982) gives persons the ..

1982 - SECT 4. Interpretation. (1) In this Act, unless the contrary intention appears: "access grant decision" has the meaning ..

to apply to certain tribunals in respect of administrative matters 7. Exemption of certain bodies 8. Publication of information concerning functions and ..

by V Staff - 2010From 1 July 2010, the former Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW) has been replaced by the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW).

The University of Adelaide is a body established for a public purpose and an "agency" under the Freedom of Information Act 1991 ("the FOI Act"). Members of the ..

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 is Commonwealth legislation that allows the general public to seek access to information held by any ..

handling practices. ➢ Confirm a client's right to have access to, and seek to correct, information about them (in accordance with the Freedom of Information. Act) ..

During the decade following the original article "Freedom of Information Laws Affect the Autonomy of American Universities"[1] appeared, the intellectual, social ..

If a request is made for a document but the Freedom of Information Act is not mentioned by the applicant, an appropriate person in the relevant ..

The Freedom of Information Act, 1992 ('FOI' Act) allows individuals to make an application for access to documents created or held by UWA, ..

This is a link to a complete version of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 from the Western Australian State Law Publishers website. It is an Act to provide for ..

Under the provisions of Freedom of Information legislation, .. Under the Act nearly all records, notes, correspondence, diaries, reports and files, ..

Information which is not publicly available may be accessible under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) (FOI Act) which provides a right ..

The Western Australian Freedom of Information Act 1992 ("the FOI Act") gives the public the right to apply for access to documents held by government and ..

The aim of this course is to explore the way in which information is regulated in Australia by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) and the Privacy Act 1988 ..

Monash University is a prescribed authority (or "agency") under the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982. This Act extends to the ..

The purpose of the Freedom of Information Act 1991 is to make the business of government open and accountable to all. The University strives to be an open ..

1982 - SECT 57A. Tribunal reviewable decisions--which decisions are reviewable? (1) An application may be made to the ..

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) provides a general right of access to documents held by the Department of Innovation, Industry, Science and ..

The University is a "prescribed authority", and therefore an "agency" for the purposes of the. Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) (the Act). The purpose of this ..

1982 - SECT 37. Documents affecting enforcement of law and protection of public safety. (1) A document is an exempt ..

Principal Act 4. Interpretation 5. Publication of information concerning functions and documents of agencies 6. Certain documents to be available for inspection ..

1 This is a compilation of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 and includes the amendments made by the other written laws referred to in the following table 1a.

The University is subject to the Freedom of Information Act (South Australia). Under the Act, the Vice-Chancellor, as the principal officer of the ..

The object of the Freedom of Information Act 1982, is to extend as far as possible the right of the community to access information in the ..

1982 - SECT 47G. Public interest conditional exemptions--business. (1) A document is conditionally exempt if its disclosure ..

ACARA is required by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 s11C to publish a disclosure log on its website. The disclosure log lists information which has been ..

1982 - SECT 47F. Public interest conditional exemptions--personal privacy. General rule. (1) A document is conditionally ..

1982 - SECT 38. Documents to which secrecy provisions of enactments apply. (1) Subject to subsection (1A), a document is ..

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION APPLICATIONS: PROCEDURES AND EXEMPTIONS. Purpose of the Freedom of Information Act. The Freedom of Information Act ..

1982 - SECT 22. Access to edited copies with exempt or irrelevant matter deleted. Scope. (1) This section applies if: ..

1982 - SECT 15. Requests for access. Persons may request access. (1) Subject to section 15A, a person who wishes to ..

The Institute is committed to comply with the objects and intent of the Freedom of Information Act. 1992 ("the FOI Act"). Durack endeavours to ..

1982 - SECT 47. Documents disclosing trade secrets or commercially valuable information. (1) A document is an exempt ..

Democratic Audit of Australia – March 2005. Freedom of Information Law in Need of Overhaul. ∗. Denis O'Brien. Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers. In 1822, James ..

Contents. 1...... Short title.............................................. 1. 2...... Commencement......................................... 2. 3.

The Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill (2009) amends the .. The Information Commissioner Bill (2009) amends the Freedom of ..

1982 - SECT 94. Regulations. (1) The Governor-General may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, prescribing all ..

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Commonwealth). (FOI Act) gives any person the right to: access copies of documents (except exempt documents) we hold ..

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Freedom of Information. Part II Compliance by Monash University. The Freedom of Information Act is directed to the making of information ..

1982 - SECT 42. Documents subject to legal professional privilege. (1) A document is an exempt document if it is of such a ..

1982 - SECT 8. Information to be published--what information? Agency plans. (1) An agency must prepare a plan showing ..

1982 - SECT 11. Right of access. (1) Subject to this Act, every person has a legally enforceable right to obtain access in ..

1982 - SECT 11B. Public interest exemptions--factors. Scope. (1) This section applies for the purposes of working out ..

1982 - SECT 11A. Access to documents on request. Scope. (1) This section applies if: (a) a request is made by a person, ..

"agency" has the meaning given by the Freedom of Information Act 1982 . "Freedom of Information Commissioner" means the person appointed under section ..

Freedom of Information (FOI) at UTS. On 1 July 2010 the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) replaced the Freedom of ..

1992 - SCHEDULE 1. [Glossary cl. 1]. [Heading amended by No. 19 of 2010 s. 4.] 1 . Cabinet and Executive Council ..

On 1 July 2010, The new Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act), replaced the former Freedom of Information Act, and as ..

1982 - SCHEDULE 3. Secrecy .. 125(2)(a). Child Support (Registration and Collection) Act 1988 , paragraph 16(2)(b) ..

1982 - SECT 26. Reasons and other particulars of decisions to be given. (1) Where, in relation to a request, a decision is ..

1982 - SECT 6C. Requirement for Commonwealth contracts. (1) This section applies to an agency if a service is, or is to be, ..

The Education and Training Reform Act 2006 amalgamates all of the .. the Freedom of Information Act 1982 or Information Privacy Principle 6.

1982 - SECT 15AA. Extension of time with agreement. An agency or Minister may extend the period referred to in paragraph ..

1982 - SECT 24. Power to refuse request--diversion of resources etc. (1) If an agency or Minister is satisfied, when dealing ..

135. Division 2. Transitional provisions for Information Privacy. Act 2009 and Right to Information Act 2009. 62. Omitted references to Freedom of Information Act ..

1982 - SECT 49. Requirements of an application for amendment. An application for amendment must: (a) be in writing; and ..

2. the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) .. the Freedom of Information Act 1989 and the Local Government Act 1993 ..

1982 - SECT 15A. Request for access to personnel records. (1) In this section: "personnel records" , in relation to an ..

Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW). On 1 July 2010 the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW) was replaced by the ..

1982 - SECT 64. Production of exempt documents. (1) Section 37 of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal Act 1975 does not ..

The Review of Queensland's Freedom of Information Act found that a new approach was needed from the Government, putting forward 141 recommendations ..

The University is subject to the Queensland Freedom of Information Act 1992 which gives you the right to access University-held documents ..

1982 - SECT 56. Appeals--appeals to Federal Court of Australia on questions of law. (1) A review party may appeal to the ..

How do I request under FOI? Requests for information made under the Freedom of Information Act must contain the following elements in order ..

On 1 July 2010 the NSW Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 came into force, replacing the NSW Freedom of Information Act.

AMENDMENT (REFORM) BILL 2010. 2008-2009-2010 THE PARLIAMENT OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA HOUSE ..

1982 - SECT 24A. Requests may be refused if documents cannot be found, do not exist or have not been received ..

1982 - SECT 54. Internal review--access refusal decision. (1) This section applies if an access refusal decision is made in ..

Schedule 1 - Objects Freedom of Information Act 1982 Item 1- section 3 This item repeals the existing objects provision of the FOI Act and substitutes a new ..

1982 - SECT 23. Decisions to be made by authorised persons. (1) Subject to subsection (2), a decision in respect of a ..

The disclosure log contains documents disclosed to applicants under the Freedom of Information Act. Documents related to, or containing ..

1991 - SCHEDULE 1. Schedule 1—Exempt documents. Part 1—Restricted documents. 1—Cabinet documents ..

Amendment of Freedom of Information Act 1989 No 5 .. Name of Act. This Act is the Freedom of Information (Open Government—. Disclosure of ..

1982 - SECT 89K. Vexatious applicants--declaration. (1) The Information Commissioner may, by written instrument (a ..

From 1 July 2010, the new Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (the Act) has replaced the Freedom of Information Act 1989 ..

In addition, the University is required under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 to ensure that its record keeping practices adequately support the requirements ..

1992 - SECT 65. 65 . Complaints. (1) A complaint may be made against an agency's decision —. (a) to give access to a ..

Proust, Elizabeth --- "Exemptions Under the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982" [1983] FedLawRw 18; (1983-1984) 14(2) Federal Law Review 143 ..

by M Woodbury - In 1986, when controversy over Holderman's lavish spending arose, an attorney successfully relied on the South Carolina Freedom of Information Act (hereafter ..

Guidelines to assist the Administration of the Freedom of Information Act, issued by the Attorney-General, 2 February 2000. What is Freedom of Information?

2. the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (NSW) .. by the NSW Attorney General's Department); Surveillance Devices Act 2007 .. the Freedom of Information Act 1989 and the Local Government Act 1993.

1982 - SCHEDULE 2. Section 7 .. in respect of commercial activities undertaken by the Australian Government Solicitor; and ..

A month after 9/11, Attorney General Ashcroft issued a memo, "Freedom of Information Act Administration Policy." Though the timing of the statement made it ..

Law Division of the Australian Attorney-General%u2019s Department. .. relating to privacy; freedom of information; intellectual property; legal aspects of ..

Purpose of the Freedom of Information Act. The Freedom of .. note of an in-house lawyer which had been prepared to give legal advice on whether to institute ..

Our Bachelor of Laws and Legal Practice satisfies the academic and .. Consultant; Criminologist; Duty Solicitor; Freedom of Information Officer ..

About legal policies · Using external lawyers · Legal sign-offs for contracts .. The Western Australian Freedom of Information Act 1992 ("the FOI Act") gives the ..

Attorney-General. Commonwealth Office of the Information Commissioner. Com'th. Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010; Freedom of ..

Freedom of Information Act 1989 No 5. Minister for Health. Chiropractors Act 2001 No 15 (except part, the Attorney General). Dental Practice ..

of the law or the rights of anyone, the Attorney—General must table a .. proceeding (and see below under heading 'Freedom of information etc' for ALRC ..

As a lawyer in the. Information Access Team, Justin regularly provides verbal and written advice on the Freedom of. Information Act 1982, the Privacy. Act 1988 ..

Add LAWS8243 - Freedom of Information and Privacy to my interest list. Course .. LAWS8568 Fundamentals of Government and Commercial Law (non-lawyers) ..

by R McLeodFreedom of Information matters do not constitute a great proportion of the .. and administration through improved guidance from the Attorney-General's .. if narrower role, until the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) was amended in 1991 in ..

- The Freedom of Information Act 1982 ('FOI Act') was the subject of report by two .. of Information Bill 1981 - Second Reading, Senator Durack Attorney-General, ..

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FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1982 - NOTES. Act No. 3 of 1982 as amended .. Attorney-General's Department, Canberra. Contents ..

litigation;. ▪ freedom of information applications; and .. lawyers) so that legal issues can be openly discussed .. University's lawyers (or external lawyers) and ..

Cossins, A. (1994) 'Using the Freedom of Information Act (Cth)' in Redfern Legal Centre (ed) Lawyers' Practice Manual (NSW), Law Book Company Ltd: Sydney, ..

The Code of Conduct then provides more specific information about the .. About the Freedom of Information Act ... Intellectual Property Lawyer 6488 4710 ..

An entry level lawyer who practises in administrative law should be able to obtain information for clients under freedom of information legislation and otherwise, ..

'Freedom of Information' in Halsburys Laws of Australia .. G. Powles and S. Smith (eds) Lawyers' Practice Manual (Victoria), 1101/1-58.

by MCH Fristachy - Attorney -General, Mr Haddon Storey, introduced the Freedom of Information. Bill 1981 into the Legislative Council in 1981. The Bill passed that House but had ..

- Interns at Arts Law support the solicitors and senior solicitors in a variety of ... in criminal law, police complaints, civil litigation, freedom of information law and ..

will concentrate on FOI requests made under the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982. .. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Lawyers ..

The Attorney-General introduced the First Corporate Law Simplification Bill into .. The Freedom of Information Act provides citizens with certain rights to access ..

What Documents Are Covered By The FOI Act? 4.8.5. .. example, a copy of a policy document, or a Freedom of Information application. Requests may be ..

to learn it for myself. The most terrifying thing — in my second week I had to give a talk on Freedom of Information to lawyers at the Law Institute of Victoria.

Freedom of Information Law in Need of Overhaul. ∗. Denis O'Brien. Partner, Minter Ellison Lawyers. In 1822, James Madison, Fourth President of the United ..

Occasionally the Institute may receive criminal history information for a person with a similar name and/or .. IP Act. Information received through the NCHRC processes will be stored in secure personal files. This form .. a clerk to a barrister and solicitor of the Supreme Court; .. the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982.

The Solicitors do not provide legal advice on personal matters. .. relations; Independent contractors vs employees; Insurance; Privacy; Freedom of Information ..

will concentrate on FOI requests made under the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982. .. Continuing Professional Development (CPD) for Lawyers ..

The CQUniversity Act provides for the University's governing body to make .. Freedom of Information Act 1992 see → Freedom of Information; Privacy Act 1988 .. Attorney-General's Department's very comprehensive Australian Law Online ..

by AM Fitzgerald - 2010issue1, the reform of Freedom of Information (FOI) laws to support proactive ... Information Act, Queensland Department of Justice and Attorney General, ..

Through work on specific cases, advocacy and law reform projects and a .. critical reflection on the role of law and lawyers in advancing human rights at .. and parliamentary law reform submissions; or filing freedom of information requests.

by JS Mo - 1992 - Under both s 45 of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act) and c 46 of the Freedom of .. For e×ample Lord Golf in Attorney-General v Guardian .

19 2 Powers of Attorney Division 2--Revocation by principal 16 Advice of ... 84 PART 2--AMENDMENT OF FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992 163 Act ..

The clinic's casework and projects involve law, clients, partners or rights .. and parliamentary law reform submissions; or filing freedom of information requests. .. While in the U.S., Bassina was also a litigation attorney with the American Civil ..

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.. administrative law. As administrative lawyers, we live in interesting times. .. through freedom of information laws and by requiring reasons to be given for many ..

Moira works in the Faculty of Law at Monash University as an Associate Professor. .. Paterson, M. R., 2005, Freedom of Information and Privacy in Australia: .. and freedom of information, Precedent, vol 78, Australian Lawyer's Alliance, ..

by R Fraser - RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN FREEDOM OF INFORMATION LAW .. 2002–3 and No 128 of 2001–2; Commonwealth Attorney–General, News Release, 11 ..

by J Kingston - consumers than a national freedom of information law. Miyake Hiroshi, Attorney. Introduction. If information is indeed the currency of democracy, Japanese ..

An entry level lawyer who practises in administrative law should be able to obtain information for clients under freedom of information legislation, seek review of ..

Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW). On 1 July 2010 the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW) was replaced by the ..

Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2007 Introduction Print .. the FOI Act in accordance with standards issued by the Attorney-General (as ..

by A GRAY - Commonwealth freedom of information laws, in the particular context where ... Kirby; ex parte Boilermakers' Society of Australia (1956) 94 CLR 254; Attorney- ..

the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982. It will look at .. Hear from two experienced Barristers on the things that lawyers do that make ..

by F Hollingdale - origins of the Commonwealth's Freedom of Information Act in particular it surely is .. was not until 1979 that the Commonwealth Attorney -General's Department, ..

Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW). Ombudsman Act 1976 (Cth) .. Attorney-General v Foster (1999) 161 ALR 232. Ansett Transport ..

Specific activities may include, for example, supporting local lawyers and .. and parliamentary law reform submissions; or filing freedom of information requests.

Dan Metcalfe joined the faculty of Washington College of Law in .. In 1981, after a judicial clerkship and serving as a Justice Department trial attorney, .. the government-wide administration of the Freedom of Information Act, ..

16 Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth); Freedom of Information Act 1989 (ACT); Freedom of .. See also Attorney-General (Qld), 'Central. Tribunal to Simplify ..

Relationship with Information Privacy Act 9. .. Intervention by Attorney-General CHAPTER 5--PROTECTIONS AND OFFENCES Part 1--Protections 169. .. Time limit for access under Freedom of Information Act 1992 continues to apply 201.

1982 (CTH): An Act to give to members of the public .. sensitive information: In March 2003, the federal Attorney-General asked the ..

Hinchinbrook Environmental Lawyers League - checklists .. ASH/Chronology/2/ 1993-1994: Freedom of Information and advice (legal, Attorney-General) ..

by M Burdon - 2010 - an integral requirement of information privacy law as it determines what information .. 6 See A F Westin, Privacy and Freedom (New York: Atheneum, 1967), 7 the ... On 31 January 2006, the Attorney-General of Australia announced that the ..

The report recommended that the Attorney-General's Department Legal ... Decisions (Judicial Review) Act 1977 and the Freedom of Information Act 1982.

by J McMillan - 2004 - freedom of information Act along the lines of the 1967 United States law. .. Attorney-General's Department, Proposed Freedom of Information Legislation: Report ..

- 10 Responsibilities of legal officers and external legal consultants 6 .. (e) transactions where the other party is represented by a lawyer. ... subject to the Freedom of information Act 1989 and is committed to transparency and accountability in ..

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Clients will expect their lawyers, and the courts, to do the same. The Internet now provides a wide range of legal information and the benefits of information being provided in this way is ... 41(1) Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) and s.

Melbourne Law School Cartel Project .. on 2 December 2010 in response to a Freedom of Information request by Brent Fisse Lawyers.

Freedom of Information. Guidelines to assist the administration of the FOI Act issued by the Attorney-General, 2 February 2000. A general right ..

by their decisions, review bodies, policy developers and public lawyers, as well as .. Commonwealth FOI: Dr James Popple, Australian Freedom of Information ..

by M Pearson - 2009 - to the laws of freedom of information, privacy and whistleblower protections upon .. state and Commonwealth attorneys-general on the content of those reforms ..

Intervention by Attorney-General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114. Chapter 5 .. Time limit for access under Freedom of Information Act 1992 continues to apply .

Freedom of Information Act 1989 of the Australian Capital. Territory,. (d). Freedom of .. Department of Justice and Attorney. General. Advisory ..

by AM Fitzgerald - 2010 - - A. Key broad application public sector information policies, laws and .. 31. "The Freedom of Information Act Memo", Office of the Attorney General (2009) ..

Useful search connectors for case law searches - use 'NEAR' not .. For example, a search for 'freedom of information and 36' finds s36 of .. Searching for the case between Peter Reith and the Attorney-General's Department ..

Appointment of attorneys 53. Offence to misapply money received from the Corporation 54. Immunity 55. Confidentiality 56. Freedom of Information Act 1982 not ..

by A EVANS - - Application under the Freedom of Information. Act (Vic.) 1982 has been made to the Department of Justice for access to the. Attorney-General's records of the ..

Dr Narrelle Morris, Asia Pacific Centre for Military Law, The University of .. Senior Legal Officer, Office of International Law, Attorney-General's Department .. More information to follow .. James Popple, Freedom of Information Commissioner, ..

These items make minor amendments to the Freedom of Information Act and .. Section 13 of the Law Officers Act allows the Solicitor-General, in his or her ..

by R Snell - - The decade following the enactment of the Freedom of Information Act 1989 .. of the Queensland Directors-General of the Premier's and Attorney-General's ..

Commissioner Bill is enacted, I will recommend to the Governor-General in. Council .. oversight of freedom of information and privacy matters.

Freedom of Information Act (1982). Operationally, the University Lawyer makes initial decisions on questions of access to documents. The Vice-Chancellor is the ..

Greenleaf G 'Free the Law: How the Australasian Legal Information Institute .. for lawyers' Vol 3 No 2 Journal of Law and Information Science (1992) 219 -240 .. Greenleaf G (1987) `Freedom of Information and Universities: In the Courts' Aust.

by R Creyke - of information and opinion on administrative law and practice. The Institute circulates a .. Commercial in Confidence Claims, Freedom of. Information and .. front of consciousness of Australian administrative lawyers and those in public ..

Alan Rose, former president of the Australian Law Reform Commission, made the point .. The Freedom of Information Act should be the final resort for obtaining information, ... Nevertheless, if you do have an auditor-general, solicitor-general, ..

by J GILCHRISTthe Australian Capital Territory and of the High Court of Australia, Solicitor of the .. amendments to the objects of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) ..

by N Abjorensen - - their democratic role in providing the information needed for governments to .. the impact of new sedition laws on freedom of expression in media reporting .. questioned by ASIO and/or their lawyers from talking to the media'.

by R Creyke - - formerly Commonwealth Solicitor-General .. Freedom of Information Act 1982. .. Attorney-General (NSW) v Quin (1990) 170 CLR 1 (policy and estoppel), ..

For personal advice you may consider contacting a private lawyer or your .. and trademarks, privacy, freedom of information and privacy laws; ..

by P BAYNE - [f!formation Act (FOI Memoranda issued by the Attorney-General's Department for the guidance of agencies subject to the Freedom of Information Act 1982) ..

by ISOF ACT - Freedom of Information Act. 1 The result, as Professor Robinson points out, .. 8 See the Attorney-General's Second Reading Speech. regarding the Freedom of ..

by M Pearson - 2007 - under Freedom of Information laws. This paper maps ... threats in mid-2006 by state and territory attorneys-general that if media organisations used the new ..

Privacy, Freedom of Information & Whistleblowers Protection .. Senior Lawyer - Compliance; Email: compliance-info@unimelb.edu.au ..

Department of Business Law and Taxation .. Service, freedom of information and archives legislation, private enforcement of competition law, ..

Moira Paterson is the author of Freedom of Information and Privacy: .. of information, privacy, health records law and intellectual property.

UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA ACT 2601 .. Under the provisions of Freedom of Information legislation, individuals may seek access to a range ..

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic.) governs the right of the .. note of an in-house lawyer prepared to give legal advice on whether to institute internal ..

Communications and Media Law Association .. Freedom of Information. at the Attorneys website - includes annual reports, acts and bills, ..

The ideas of law reform and social justice are not obviously, or necessarily, connected: law can be reformed without regard to social justice, ..

From 22 – 24 September 2004, the ANU Faculty of Law held a highly .. 140 people, on the subject of Australian lawyers and social change.

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION BILL 1981. EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM. (Circulated by the Attorney—General,. Senator the Honourable P.D. Durack, Q.C.) ..

Stuart Dunn's Law of Damages Page Information about Dunn's book as well as article summaries, case details and other resources. The Legal ..

by M Rix - 2009and Beyond: The Culture of Law and Justice after 9/11, Routledge, Abingdon ... and was obtained by Haneef‟s lawyers following a freedom of information ..

by V MORABITO - tion - Report on the Freedom of Information Bill 1978 and aspects of the Archives Bill .. Kerr, the Acting Attorney-General, asked the Australian Law Reform ..

Notation: Guidelines issued by the Australian Information Commissioner under section 93A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 are available on the Office of ..

This website provides assistance and general information to help you access government documents by using the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982.

Information Publication Scheme · Freedom of information disclosure log .. the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act).

C2011C00138. Freedom of Information Act 1982. Act No. 3 of 1982 as amended. This compilation was prepared on 1 January 2011 taking into ..

Your Location: Home > Freedom of Information .. transferred to the Attorney-General's Department as the Information Law and Policy Branch.

1989. A1989-46. Attorney-General—Justice and Community Safety Directorate. Notes 1 Proposed amendments by Freedom of ..

3 days ago – Responsible Minister. Minister for the Public Sector: Gazette 21.10.2011 p4289. Minister for Public Sector Management: Gazette 8.2.2011 p379 ..

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by State Records of South Australia - 2011The Freedom of Information Act, 1991 gives you a legally enforceable right of access (subject to certain restrictions) to documents held by government. The FOI ..

Jump to ‎: The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) ('FOI Act') gives you the legal right to: ..

The Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982 gives you the right to request access to documents about your personal affairs and the activities of government ..

The Australian Government announced as part of its 2007 election policies that it would reform the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) ..

Disclosure of official information; Freedom of Information Act 1982; Privacy Act .. Tthe Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives members of the public an ..

Print this page Reduce font size Increase font size. Freedom of Information Act 1989 No 5. NSW Crest. Status Information. Currency of version ..

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) gives any person the right .. You can get certain information, including personal information we ..

Title: Required, Freedom of Information Act 1982. Act Number: Required, 9859/1982. Version: Required. 82-9859a063.pdf ( Acrobat - 569 Kilobytes ) ..

This Act replaces the Freedom of Information Act 1989. The new Office of the Information Commissioner handles complaints and deals with ..

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) provides the public a .. (the Department) should lodge a formal Freedom of Information (FOI) application.

Read more about the review of Queensland's Freedom of Information Act (PDF, 2.84MB) and the government's response (PDF, 862KB) (DOC, ..

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The Freedom of Information Act can be viewed online. You can also buy the Act from the Information Victoria Bookshop. Some large libraries such as the State ..

This statement is issued by the Australian Research Council (ARC) in accordance with paragraph 9(2)(c)of the Freedom of Information Act ..

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and comprehensive review of Queensland's freedom of information legislation. .. The Right to Information Act 2009 and Information Privacy Act 2009 ..

Freedom of Information Act 1982. Act No. 3 of 1982 as amended. This compilation was prepared on 5 March 2010 taking into account ..

As of July 1 2010, the Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act) replaces the Freedom of Information Act 1991 (the FOI Act) [repealed].

Adoption Act 1984 · Freedom of Information (Access Charges) Regulations 2004 · Freedom of Information Act 1982 · Freedom of Information Regulations 2009 ..

Freedom of Information Act 1982 4. Schedule 2—Publication of information 6. Freedom of Information Act 1982 6. Schedule 3—Exemptions 14 ..

This is a republication of the Freedom of Information Act 1989 (including any amendment made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 ..

Queensland. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 1992. TABLE OF PROVISIONS. Section. Page. PART 1—PRELIMINARY. Division 1—Introductory. 1. Short title ..

Changes to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the FOI Act) came into effect on 1 November 2010. These changes apply to all applications ..

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