Whether the source of information is official or unofficial, if it is legitimate information on government decision-making or government behaviour in practice, and it is not a matter to which the same exceptions as apply for FOI requests, it should be in the public domain. Provision should however be made for closed reports of wrongdoing under some circumstances.
ART Submission on the 2024 review of the Stage 2 reforms to the Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013.