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Freedom of information and privacy in Australia :
government and information access in the modern state
Moira Paterson
Chatswood : LexisNexis Butterworths, 2005
ISBN: 0409319953
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Book description
Freedom of information and information privacy play a significant
role in defining the interrelationship between Australians and their
governments. Access to information is essential for public accountability,
while control by individuals over their own personal information is vital
for the protection of individual autonomy.
Freedom of Information and Privacy in Australia: Government and
Information Access in the Modern State provides a clear exposition of
the different legal regimes that govern access to, and amendment of,
government information, including freedom of information laws, information
privacy laws, health records laws and public records laws.
It also provides an insightful analysis of their operation, having regard to
their context within the ‘modern state’, an environment that is
characterised by privatisation, deregulation and contracting-out and which
has been transformed both by information technology and a post-September 11
preoccupation with national security.
As well as providing detailed treatment of Commonwealth, New South Wales and
Victorian laws, it also provides useful summaries of the legal regimes in
other Australian jurisdictions.
This well written book provides a valuable reference for public sector
decision-makers who are required to make access decisions and for lawyers,
accountants and others who provide advice about FOI and privacy laws. It is
also a valuable resource for students, journalists and public interest
groups. [LexisNexis]
About the author
Moira Paterson is a Senior Lecturer in the Faculty of Law at Monash
University.
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