Government Information (Public Access) Bill 2009
- Assented on 26/06/2009 - Act No 52 of 2009 (GG No. 99, 03/07/2009, p. 3866).
Long Title
An Act to facilitate public access to government information.
Cognate Bills
The following Bills are cognate with this Bill:
- Government Information (Information Commissioner) Bill.
- Government Information (Public Access) (Consequential Amendments and Repeal) Bill.
Explanatory Notes
Explanatory note This explanatory note relates to this Bill as introduced into Parliament. The Government Information (Information Commissioner) Bill 2009 and the Government Information (Public Access) (Consequential Amendments and Repeal) Bill 2009 are cognate with this Bill. Overview of Bill The object of this Bill is to provide for access to be given to government information on the basis of a presumption in favour of the disclosure of government information unless there is an overridin...
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Digest
See Digest 9 of 2009, dated 23/06/2009 for an examination of this Bill by the Legislation Review Committee.
Agreement in Principle/Second Reading Speeches
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Legislative Assembly Minister's
"Agreement in Principle" Speech
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Tracking through the Houses
- Initially introduced in the Legislative Assembly
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- Member with Carriage: Rees, Nathan
- Notice of Motion: Tue 16 Jun 2009
- Introduced: Wed 17 Jun 2009
- "Agreement in Principle" Speech: Wed 17 Jun 2009
- Agreed to in Principle LA: Tue 23 Jun 2009
- Date Passed Declared by Temporary Speaker without amendment: Tue 23 Jun 2009
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- Member with Carriage: Della Bosca, John
- Introduced: Tue 23 Jun 2009
- First Reading: Tue 23 Jun 2009
- Minister's 2R Speech: Wed 24 Jun 2009
- Second Reading: Wed 24 Jun 2009
- Date Committed: Thu 25 June 2009
- Reported with amdts: 25/06/2009 am
- Report Adopted: Thu 25 Jun 2009 am
- Third Reading: Thu 25 Jun 2009 am
- Date Passed with amdts: Thu 25 Jun 2009 am
- Returned to LA: Thu 25 Jun 2009
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- LA agrees with amendments: Thu 25 Jun 2009
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- Passed Parliament: Thu 25 Jun 2009
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Text of Bill as passed by both Houses
Assent
- Assented: Fri 26 Jun 2009