❓ A Member of Parliament asks the Minister for Finance, Commerce, and Small Business about the implementation of a 2008 Liberal Party election commitment to review Freedom of Information (FOI) processes within government agencies. The Minister responds by referencing a report by the Information Commissioner that addresses the question.
AnsweredQoN 4693Legislative Assembly
QuestionView source ↗
I refer to the Liberal Party’s 2008 election commitment contained in the document
Government Accountability and Public Sector Management
, and in particular the statement to review the manner in which Departments are administrating the Freedom of Information (FOI) process to ensure that Government is accountable and open in accordance with the spirit of the FOI Act. I ask:
(a) in respect of each agency that comes within the Minister’s control, has this review been conducted;
(b) who conducted the review for each agency;
(c) when was the review completed in each agency;
(d) what was the result of the review in each agency; and
(e) will the results of the review be tabled?
Government Accountability and Public Sector Management
, and in particular the statement to review the manner in which Departments are administrating the Freedom of Information (FOI) process to ensure that Government is accountable and open in accordance with the spirit of the FOI Act. I ask:
(a) in respect of each agency that comes within the Minister’s control, has this review been conducted;
(b) who conducted the review for each agency;
(c) when was the review completed in each agency;
(d) what was the result of the review in each agency; and
(e) will the results of the review be tabled?
AnswerView source ↗
Answered
21 March 2011
Responded by
Minister representing the Minister for Finance; Commerce; Small Business
Response time
26 days
The Information Commissioner conducted a review about the manner in which Western Australian State and local government agencies administer the freedom of information (FOI) process. The FOI Review report was tabled in Parliament on Wednesday, 8 September 2010 tabled paper no: 2455. The full report, a summary version of the report and the media statement advising of the reports release are available on the Office of the Information Commissioner's website (
http://www.foi.wa.gov.au/dnn/Publications/Other.aspx
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