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FOI speeches

In this section of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) website you will find speeches relating to freedom of information.

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Latest FOI Speeches

Administrative Law and Cultural Change

Presentation by Prof John McMillan, Australian Information Commissioner, to the Australian National University, Public Law Weekend, Canberra, 24 October 2014

Read more: Administrative Law and Cultural Change

Freedom of Information: 2010-2013

Presentation by Prof John McMillan, Australian Information Commissioner, to the Australian National University, 2013 Public Law Weekend, Canberra, 15 November 2013

Read more: Freedom of Information: 2010-2013

‘Best practice’ FOI and records management

Presentation by James Popple, Freedom of Information Commissioner, to Records and Information Management Professionals (RIM) Australia, Canberra, 22 May 2013.

Read more: ‘Best practice’ FOI and records management

Thirty Years of the FOI Act – Service, Overhaul or Refit?

Presentation by John McMillan, Information Commissioner, to Australian Corporate Lawyers’ seminar, Canberra, 29 November 2012

Read more: Thirty Years of the FOI Act – Service, Overhaul or Refit?

Access to information forces government to open

By Professor John McMillan

An edited version of this article was published in the ‘Legal Affairs’ section of The Australian on 7 September 2012

Read more: Access to information forces government to open

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