Abbreviations

Abbreviations

the 2010 Reforms

Freedom of Information (Reform) Act 2010 and the AIC Act

the 2012 Charges Review

FOI charging framework

the 2013 Hawke Review

Review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010

2023 Senate FOI Inquiry

The Legal and Constitutional Affairs References Committee inquired into the operation of the Commonwealth FOI laws

ABC

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ACOSS

Australian Council of Social Service

AGD

Attorney-General’s Department

AI

Artificial Intelligence

the AIC Act

Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010

ALA

Australian Lawyers Alliance

Alliance

Alliance for Journalists’ Freedom

ANU LRSJ Research Hub

ANU Law Reform and Social Justice Research Hub

APC

Australian Press Council

APS

Australian Public Service

APSC

Australian Public Service Commission

the Bill

Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025

the committee

Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee

CPI

Centre for Public Integrity

CPSU

Community and Public Sector Union

EM

Explanatory Memorandum

FOI

Freedom of Information

the FOI Act

Freedom of Information Act 1982

HCA

High Court of Australia

Home Affairs

Department of Home Affairs

HRLC

Human Rights Law Centre

Human Rights Committee

Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights

IC

Information Commissioner

Law Council

Law Council of Australia

MEAA

Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance

OAIC

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

the PID Act

Public Interest Disclosure Act 2013

the Privacy Act

Privacy Act 1988

the Regulations

Freedom of Information (Charges) Regulations 2019

Scrutiny of Bills Committee

Senate Standing Committee for the Scrutiny of Bills

the Shergold Review

2015 review of Government processes

the Thodey Review

2019 review of the Australian Public Service

UK

United Kingdom