TasPorts – Right to Information
The TasPorts annual report notes that two applications for assessed for disclosure under the Right to Information Act 2009 were received.
Dec
2020
8
Right to Information
Dec
2020
2
Right to Information
We have the evidence from the Ombudsman's report that Tasmania is the most secretive of all states and territories in Australia.
Dec
2020
1
Government Secrecy
Tasmania's public authorities refused access to any information in 30 per cent of their 2018-19 Right to Information decisions.
Nov
2020
25
Building and Construction – Worksafe RTI
In September 2019 my office made a right to information application to further understand WorkSafe Tasmania's performance relating to workplace investigations.
Nov
2020
25
Attorney-General and Justice – RTI Problems
Multiple departments and agencies are now delaying the acceptance of fee waivers for weeks, or even months, and the Ombudsman can't do anything about it.
Nov
2020
23
Premier – Transparency
There is a longstanding systemic and cultural issue here where government agencies, since the Liberals came to government in 2014.
Nov
2020
18
Right to Information
We are the worst performer when it comes to openness about our processes in government.
Nov
2020
18
Open and Transparent Government – Ombudsman’s Annual Report
Government agencies don't seem to give sufficient weight to the fact that the act creates a legally enforceable right to information.
Nov
2020
17
Ombudsman Annual Report Confirms Liberal RTI Secrecy
The Ombudsman’s Annual Report confirms Right to Information requests are being systematically refused.
Sep
2020
15
International Day for Democracy
Today is International Day for Democracy and in a time of pandemic it is even more critical that we nurture and protect the foundations of our democracy.
