Tag Archives: FOI

Reinventing access

Posted on August 1, 2014 by Cassie Findlay

Barbara Reed In 1989 David Bearman threw virtual bombs at the practices of the archival profession. In Australia we responded to the emerging issues of digital recordkeeping influenced by Bearman’s challenging analysis. However access has long been an area somewhat … Continue reading →

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Ideas for making submissions to the current Commonwealth Government review of FOI legislation #foirev

Posted on November 25, 2012 by Cassie Findlay

The following represents potential areas for a submission to Review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (C’wealth) and the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 (C’wealth) currently being carried out by Dr Alan Hawke at the request of the Attorney … Continue reading →

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FOI under attack?

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Cassie Findlay

The Recordkeeping Roundtable is holding a panel discussion to talk about the current  review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and the Australian Information Act 2010 (IC Act) which is looking at the ‘extent to which those … Continue reading →

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Stilgherrian on information release; orderly and disorderly

Posted on May 25, 2012 by Cassie Findlay

Transcript of talk by Stilgherrian from the Freedom of information? panel discussion held in Sydney on February 29  2012. Thanks Cass, thanks everyone. Yes, it’s somehow appropriate we start this, I think, with the disorderly side of accessing information because what I’d like … Continue reading →

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Tim Robinson on privacy, FOI and recordkeeping

Posted on May 24, 2012 by Cassie Findlay

Transcript of talk by Tim Robinson from the Freedom of information? panel discussion held in Sydney on February 29  2012. I’ve suddenly thought of… some years ago, just after the State Records Act was introduced I was at a retreat, at a couple … Continue reading →

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Philip Dorling on leaks, whistleblowing, archives, access to information and the behaviour of governments

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Cassie Findlay

Transcript of talk by Dr Philip Dorling from the Freedom of information? panel discussion held in Sydney on February 29  2012. Just as I was walking across the very wet car park this evening I was reminded of just how fragile information can be, … Continue reading →

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Are mechanisms for information access that we have now supporting a just and functional society? If not, what else?

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Cassie Findlay

Transcript of opening remarks by Cassie Findlay from the Freedom of information? panel discussion held in Sydney on February 29  2012. A year on from The Recordkeeping Roundtable’s first event; ‘After Wikileaks, is is all over for The Archives?’, we return … Continue reading →

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Freedom of information? discussion panel: podcasts

Posted on March 4, 2012 by Cassie Findlay

On a very wet Wednesday evening in February, we heard from three fascinating speakers in our Freedom of information? panel discussion on orderly and disorderly methods of information access and release, government secrecy and what needs to change. Our speakers … Continue reading →

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Freedom of information? A panel discussion on orderly and disorderly methods of information access and release, government secrecy and what needs to change

Posted on January 28, 2012 by Cassie Findlay

A panel discussion with Dr Philip Dorling, Tim Robinson and Stilgherrian. ATP Innovations, Australian Technology Park, Redfern, Sydney. Please note the date of this event has changed, it is now being held on Wednesday February 29, 5.30 for 6pm – … Continue reading →

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