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 |