by jmsthornton | Sep 23, 2014 | Election, Freedom of Information, Ministerial Responsibility, Political Funding, Victoria
ART has written to the leaders of the three major parties contesting the Victorian State Election on November 29th, seeking their views on the redressing of three serious deficiencies in Victoria’s democratic governance arrangements if re-elected in the forthcoming...
by jmsthornton | Jun 15, 2014 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
This article was published in the Canberra Times. http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/how-the-foi-watchdog-was-starved-to-death-20140602-39ckf.html How the FOI watchdog was starved to death Date: June 3, 2014 Richard Mulgan The Information...
by ActionSkills | Nov 25, 2010 | ART Publications, Freedom of Information, Ministerial Responsibility, Reforms, Victoria
by Tim Smith. The full version here, published as an edited opinion piece, The Age Friday November 26th 2010. Tim Colebatch recently criticised the Brumby Government as having “refused to run an open government” (Ballot box overflowing with choice,...
by ActionSkills | Nov 10, 2010 | Election, Freedom of Information, McMullan Principle, Ministerial Responsibility, News, Victoria
Vic election 2010 Party promises to ART. The Art seeks a public commitment from all parties to restore open, responsible and accountable government by 1. adopting the Solomon Report and enacting the Right to Information legislative model adopted in Queensland and...
by ActionSkills | Aug 27, 2010 | ART Publications, Code of Conduct, Freedom of Information, McMullan Principle, Ministerial Responsibility, Reforms
The minimum actions to restore Parliamentary integrity Action to restore open and accountable government at a Federal level 1. Parliamentary reform a) Independent presiding officers in both houses b) Reforms to question time to enable it to function as part of... by ActionSkills | Oct 20, 2009 | Freedom of Information
The media complain that FOI legislation is weighed way too heavily in favour of government and commercial interests. In Victoria, where FOI legislation began, you cannot get information about how many times a restaurant has been served with a health notice. Related...