Question
Number
421
Subject
Freedom of Information
(Legislated review of FOI Act)
(Legislated review of FOI Act)
Asked by
Braddock, Andrew
Directed to
Attorney-General
Question asked on
08 May 2025
Answer due on
15 June 2025
Question asked
- Given that section 110 of the Freedom of Information Act 2016, which expired on 1 January 2025, required that the Minister (noting that the responsible Minister during the 10th Assembly was the Special Minister of State) arrange for an independent entity to review the operation of the Act as soon as practicable after the end of its fifth year of operation, meaning as soon as practicable after 1 January 2023, what is the Government's explanation for it not having been practicable to commence the review prior to the end of 2024.
- Is the review referred to in part (1) still expected to occur; if so, what is the anticipated timetable for the review.