Strengthening the Access to Information Act 

A Discussion of Ideas Intrinsic to the Reform of the Access to Information Act

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION
• 1. COVERAGE OF THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION ACT
• 2. OFFICES OF MINISTERS, MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, THE HOUSE OF COMMONS, THE SENATE AND THE LIBRARY OF PARLIAMENT
• 3. CABINET CONFIDENCES
• 4. EXEMPTIONS SCHEME
  1. Structure of the Current Exemptions Scheme
  2. Review of Information Commissioner's Proposals for Exemptions
  3. Approaches to Reform of Exemptions Scheme
• 5. ADMINISTRATIVE REFORM
  1. Universal Access
  2. Public Register
  3. Timeframes
  4. Notification of Deemed Refusals
  5. Fees
  6. Format
• 6. DUTY TO DOCUMENT
• 7. ROLES, POWERS AND MANDATES OF THE INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
  1. Investigation of Complaints
  2. Proposals
  3. New Grounds for Complaints
  4. Neutral Adjudictor vs. Advocate
• CONCLUSION
• ANNEX 1 – A CONSIDERATION OF COSTS
• ANNEX 2 – TABLE OF EXEMPTIONS

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