by jmsthornton | Jul 16, 2015 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The Attorney-General’s letter to ART of 21 May 2015 and the evidence given at the recent Senate Estimates Committee Hearing, confirm that the OAIC remains in deep trouble. The letter produced below sets out what ART sees as fundamental concerns –...
by jmsthornton | May 28, 2015 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The stage was set for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to not only manage access to government information but also change the culture in the public sector and give independent advice to the government on Freedom of Information matters. Instead,...
by jmsthornton | May 13, 2015 | Corruption, IBAC, Victoria
Victoria needs better tools to fight corruption Date May 13, 2015 – 12:00 AM Stephen Charles (The Hon Stephen Charles QC, former Judge of the Court of Appeal, Supreme Court of Victoria, is a member of ART) The Education Department is just one target known to...
by jmsthornton | May 11, 2015 | Auditor General, Reforms, Victoria
Independent Community Accountability Network Following the money – An auditor’s view! (How the Auditor-General’s responsibilities affect you) Des Pearson AO 11 May 2015 Thank you very much for your interest in attending this evening. I very much welcome your...
by jmsthornton | May 11, 2015 | Corruption, IBAC, Victoria
Below is the text of the speech given by Stephen Charles at a meeting of ICAN on Monday 11th May 2015, at Hawthorn Community Precinct. (See our previous post) “IS THE HIGH COURT HELPING TO FIGHT CORRUPTION?” Stephen Charles Speech given to the Independent Community...