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The NSW Attorney General is reviewing the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 pursuant to section 130 of that Act and the Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act 2009 pursuant to section 48 of that Act. The purpose of the review is to determine whether the policy objectives of the Acts remain valid and whether the terms of the Acts remain appropriate for securing these objectives.
The policy objective of the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 is to open government information to the public by:
The objective of the Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act 2009 is to establish an independent champion of open Government.
The review will also consider the relationship between the Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 and the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998.
The Acts can be viewed at the NSW legislation website. The Department of Justice invited interested individuals and organisations to make written submissions to the review.
Submissions are now closed.
The review is now complete. The completed report can be found here.
19 Jun 2024