Federal Labor - New Laws On Freedom Of Information, Whistleblower Protection - Open Government After 11 Years
Source: Australian Labor Party. Media Release
"Federal Labor released its plan to reform freedom of information (FOI), journalist privilege, whistleblower protection and privacy laws – under a major plan to foster “open government”.
A Freedom of Information Commissioner will replace the Administrative Appeals Tribunal in the FOI review process. Federal Labor will preserve the role of Privacy Commissioner and also complete the existing review of the operation of the Privacy Act so that protection and access to personal information across both the Privacy Act and FOI Act regimes are consistent. "