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Freedom of Information Links

Australia

Commonwealth

Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 1982  (as at 2.12.05)[pdf]

Freedom of Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations 1982 (as at 17.01.01)[pdf]

Freedom of Information (Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 1982 (as at 8.12.04)[pdf]

 

Other links

Annual Reports of the Commonwealth Attorney-General on Freedom of Information

2004-5 [pdf]

2003-4 [pdf]

2002-3 [pdf]

2001-2

2000-1 [pdf]

1999-2000 [pdf]

1998-9

Australian Law Reform Commissioner Report No. 77 "Open government: a review of the federal Freedom of Information Act 1982"

 

Victoria

Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 1982 (as at 12.12.05)[pdf]

Freedom of Information (Access Charges) Regulations (as at 5.07.04)[pdf]

Freedom of Information Regulations 1998 (as at 19.12.01)[pdf]

Other links

Attorney General's Improved Accountability Guidelines for FoI (October 2002)[pdf]

Attorney General's Freedom of Information Guidelines (February 2000)[pdf]

Attorney General's letter to every agency (2 February 2000)[pdf]

Freedom of Information Online (Dept of Justice)[pdf]

Annual Reports by Attorney General of Victoria on Freedom of Information

2005 [pdf]

2004 [pdf]

2003 [pdf]

2002 [pdf]

2001 [pdf]

2000 [pdf]

1999 [pdf]

1998 [pdf]

 

Queensland

Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 1992 [pdf]

Freedom of Information Regulation 1992

 

Other links

Information Commissioner Queensland

Annual Reports on Freedom of Information, Department of Justice Queensland

2004

2003

2002

 

New South Wales

Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 1989 (as at 24.11.05)

Freedom of Information Regulation 2005 (as at 24.11.05)

 

Tasmania

Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 1991

Freedom of Information (Fees) Regulations 2004

Freedom of Information Regulations 2001

 

Other Links

Department of Justice, Tasmania

 

South Australia

Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 1991

Freedom of Information (General) Regulations 2002

Freedom of Information (Exempt Agency) Regulations 1993

Freedom of Information (Fees and Charges) Regulations 2003

 

Other links

Freedom of Information Act Annual Reports

2004-5 [pdf]

2003-4 [pdf]

2002-3 [pdf]

2001-2 [pdf]

 

Western Australia

Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 1992 (as at 1.02.06) [pdf]

Freedom of Information Regulations 1993  [pdf]

 

Other links

Information Commissioner of Western Australia

 

Australian Capital Territory

Legislation

Freedom of Information Act 1989

Freedom of Information Regulations 1991

 

Northern Territory

Legislation

Information Act 2003

Information Regulations 2003

 

Other links

 

Information Commissioner Northern Territory

 

International

General

Global Survey of Freedom of Information Laws in 2004 [pdf]

Armenia

Law of the Republic of Armenia on Freedom of Information [pdf]

 

Belgium

Law on the right of access to administrative documents held by federal public authorities

 

Belize

Freedom of Information Act 1994 [pdf]

 

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Freedom of Information Act

 

Bulgaria

Access to Public Information Act 2000

 

Croatia

Act on the Right of Access to Information

 

Czech Republic

Law on Free Access to Information

 

Hong Kong

Code on Access to Information

 

India

Freedom of Information Act 2002

Right to Information Act 2005

 

Ireland

Freedom of Information Act 1997

Information Commissioner Ireland

Freedom of Information Pages - University College, Cork

 

New Zealand

Official Information Act 1982

 

Scotland

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Information Commissioner Scotland

 

United Kingdom

Freedom of Information Act 2000

Information Commissioner UK

Information Tribunal

Department of Constitutional Affairs

United States of America

Freedom of Information Act 1966

Known as 5 USC Sec.552 Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records and proceedings (you will need to scroll down to find the relevant section)

Access Reports - Freedom of Information

FOI Center, Missouri

FOIA Group Inc.

US Department of Justice FOIA

 

Privacy Links

Australia

Commonwealth

Legislation

Privacy Act 1988 (as at 2.12.05) [pdf]

 

Other links

Privacy Commissioner

 

Victoria

Legislation

Health Records Act 2001 [pdf]

Health Records Regulations 2002 [pdf]

Information Privacy Act 2000 [pdf]

 

Other links

Health Services Commissioner

Privacy Commissioner Victoria