On 19 October 2011, the Governor-General approved an amendment to the Administrative Arrangements Order transferring responsibilities for privacy and freedom of information policy from the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to the Attorney-General’s Department. The Privacy and Freedom of Information Policy Branch within the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has transferred to the Attorney-General’s Department as the Information Law and Policy Branch. Relevant parts of this webpage and its contents will shortly be updated and relocated to the website of the Attorney-General’s Department (www.ag.gov.au).
Government Reports on FOI
- Scrutinising government: administration of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 in Australian Government agencies - PDF 211KB
Commonwealth Ombudsman (2006) - Administration of freedom of information requests
Australian National Audit Office (2004) - Inquiry
into the Freedom of Information Amendment (Open Government) Bill 2000 - PDF 442KB
The Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee (2001) - Needs
to know: own motion investigation into the administration of the Freedom of Information Act
1982 in Commonwealth agencies - PDF 200KB
Commonwealth Ombudsman (1999) - The contracting out of government services - PDF 547KB
Administrative Review Council (1998) - Open government: a review of the federal Freedom of Information Act 1982
Australian Law Reform Commission, Administrative Review Council (1995)
Last Updated: 1 November 2011