Whistleblower law gone to the dogs, change afoot to narrow scope by Stephen Easton | 0 comments Too many small, interpersonal matters are being dressed up as whistleblowing, says the nation's former integrity commissioner who will soon complete a statutory two-year review of the Commonwealth's disclosure law.
George Brandis continues uncertainty for information commissioner by Stephen Easton | Waiting until the last possible moment to act, the Attorney-General kicks the can down the road for a third time on the future of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
McMillan lashes FOI ‘hypocrisy’, attitude of top bureacurats by Harley Dennett | 0 comments John McMillan has criticised the decision to axe, and when that failed, defund, the federal agency he once led. He also describes the public commitment to freedom of information in politics as “rank hypocrisy” and says the Attorney-General’s Department lacks understanding of information policy. The former Australian information commissioner left the role to become the New [...]
Government floundering over Information Commission by Harley Dennett | 0 comments Just weeks ago privacy commissioner Timothy Pilgrim was appointed temporary head of the three-commissioner OAIC. Now he's been appointed back to his previous privacy role for 12 months. Unable to abolish the commission, and unwilling to fund it, the government doesn't seem to know what to do next.
FOI limbo continues: Pilgrim appointed temporary OAIC head by David Donaldson | 0 comments Privacy commissioner Timothy Pilgrim will be appointed acting information commissioner when John McMillan leaves shortly — but only for three months. The OAIC abolition saga continues unresolved.
OAIC to be left without statutory officers by David Donaldson | 2 comments The Privacy Commissioner's appointment expires this week, while the Australian Information Commissioner formally resigns on July 31, leaving the OAIC potentially without any statutory officers. The government will need to find a solution to avoid FOI chaos.
