Minister Guy Barnett’s constant refusal to be honest is disrespectful to both the Tasmanian people and their democratic processes.
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.
In two recent cases, right to information disclosures have shown in black and white that the Minister has misled the Tasmanian people.
The department has conducted an investigation and determined that some information was inadvertently released in the RTI decision.
We will be supporting the legislation, but it is grindingly frustrating to know that we have been here before.
Madam Speaker, the right to information is a core principle of an open and democratic society.
The Coordinator-General is a public servant under the State Service Act. He is paid $446 000 to cosy up to business and trade in public assets.
The Premier refused to commit his government to releasing information about how the highly paid Coordinator General spends his time.
The latest Right to Information Annual Report highlights that this system, by the Hodgman Government’s direction, is broken.
The Hodgman Government’s shameful attachment to secrecy has been laid bare in the national media.