FOI: think again Denholm
From the ABC
We'll be emailing the student who wasn't able to access all his records. Although the UTAS lawyers had approved the release of the documents, Prof Denholm removed at least several of them.
No reason was given and the student was not allowed to know what documents
were removed. Or how many.
"The Federal Government wants to introduce sweeping reforms to modernise Freedom of Information (FOI) laws, in a bid to pro-actively disclose more information to the public.
Special Minister of State John Faulkner today released exposure drafts of two bills designed to make obtaining information easier.
He says the draft bills are the most significant overhauls to the FOI Act since its inception in 1982 and will enhance accountability and transparency in government.
The proposed bills would establish a new independent office of the information commissioner and two new statutory positions to help with FOI applications.
Under the reforms, access to archive documents would also be brought forward and FOI application fees would be abolished"
We'll be emailing the student who wasn't able to access all his records. Although the UTAS lawyers had approved the release of the documents, Prof Denholm removed at least several of them.
No reason was given and the student was not allowed to know what documents
were removed. Or how many.
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