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Parliament and Commercial Confidentiality: Contracts Between the Public and Private Sectors

Public Administration Committee (1996 - 2001)· 22 November 2000general_report

This WA parliamentary committee report examines the conflict between commercial confidentiality and parliamentary scrutiny of contracts between the public and private sectors. It discusses which entities should be subject to scrutiny, types of information considered confidential, and the Legislative Council's power to compel document production. The report aims to generate discussion, not provide recommendations.

Impact

Impacts government agencies, private sector entities contracting with the government, and the public, by exploring the balance between commercial interests and public accountability.

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