Australian Conservation Foundation audit of FOI requests finds environment minister, dept & agencies stifling access
You’ll also receive special offers from our partners. You can opt-out at any time. “On delays, we appreciate that government agencies have limited resources and often are dealing with multiple requests,” Elberth says, highlighting that while the environmental non-profit agrees to nearly every extension request they receive, delays in the report “have occurred outside the extension process and more often than not come with little explanation”. “On costs, we usually do not receive explanations for charges, other than a subjective calculation of the time spent on various parts of the...
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