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Government issues first response to privacy law changes

  • Baker & McKenzie
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • January 4 2010

The Australian Government has issued its first stage response to the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) final report on changes to improve Australia's privacy framework

FOI - a brave new world

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 27 2009

Amidst the debate over the Emissions Trading Scheme, the Government has also taken the opportunity to introduce the next stage of its reforms to freedom of information

FOI reform bill introduced to Parliament

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 27 2009

On 26 November 2009, the Federal Government introduced into Parliament the Information Commissioner Bill 2009 and the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009, and moved one step closer to fully implementing its promised FOI reforms

Does Queensland's Right to Information Act apply to special purpose vehicles?

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • October 25 2010

QCAT's decision in City North Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Information Commissioner 2010 QCATA 60 clarifies that the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) (RTI Act) does not apply to corporate Special Purpose Vehicles established by the State Government under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth

The new FOI regime in NSW - a step closer

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 5 2010

The journey towards a new FOI regime in New South Wales (NSW) is another step closer with the Attorney General, John Hatzistergos, announcing late last week that the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act) will commence on 1 July 2010

Police serve an intervention order via Facebook: social media as the next frontier in legal process?

  • Clayton Utz
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • November 22 2010

In an Australian first, Victoria Police has served an intervention order using Facebook

Reforming the FOI regime the key changes

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • December 21 2010

The Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 (Cth) (FOI Reform Act) has introduced sweeping changes to the Commonwealth Freedom of Information (FOI) regime

A step towards harmony in the regulation of privacy and access to government information

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • March 30 2010

In the last fortnight, the New South Wales Attorney General tabled in Parliament two reports of the New South Wales Law Reform Commission (LRC

Developments for local councils under the GIPA Act

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • June 16 2011

In this legal update we look at the recent Guidelines issued by the Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) to assist local councils in dealing with requirements under the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (NSW) (GIPA Act) with respect to development applications (DAs) and the returns disclosing the interests of councillors and designated persons

Commonwealth FOI update part 2

  • Norton Rose LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • May 9 2011

The Federal Court of Australia recently handed down its judgment in the case of Secretary, Department of Heath and Ageing v iNova Pharmaceuticals (Australia) Pty Ltd 2010 FCA 1442

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