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• Title:Secrecy laws and open government in Australia : Report / Australian Law Reform Commission.
  
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• Corporate Author/Creator:Australian Law Reform Commission.
  
• Published/Created:Canberra : Government Printer, 2009.
  

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  • Location:LAW LIBRARY (level 3)Where is this?
    
  • Call Number: KU4526 .A97 2009 (LC)
    
  • Number of Items:1
    
  • Status:Available
    

   
• Library of Congress Subjects:Secrecy--Law and legislation--Australia.
  Executive privilege (Government information)--Australia.
  Disclosure of information--Law and legislation--Australia.
  
• Description:637 p. ; 25 cm.
  
• Series:Report (Australian Law Reform Commission) ; 112.
  
• Notes:"December 2009".
  Includes bibliographical references.
  
• ISBN:9780980719406 (pbk.)
  0980719402
  
• Contents:1. Introduction to the inquiry
  2. Secrecy in the context of open government
  3. Overview of current secrecy laws
  4. Framework for reform
  5. General secrecy offence: harm to public interests
  6. General secrecy offence: elements
  7. General secrecy offence: exceptions and penalties
  8.The Role of specific secrecy offences
  9. Specific secrecy offences: elements
  10. Authorised disclosure provisions
  11. Specific secrecy offences: review and guidance
  12. Administrative obligations in the Australian Public Service
  13. Regulating beyond the Australian Public Service
  14. Frameworks for effective information handling
  15. A Culture of effective information handling
  16. Interactions with other laws.