Experts alarmed by volume and complexity of restrictions as discussion paper sets stage for Labor’s push for reforms
Australia has more than 800 separate secrecy and non-disclosure laws criminalising the release of vast swathes of information held by the federal government, according to a new government paper.
The sheer volume and complexity of secrecy restrictions covering government information is revealed in the discussion paper, which is designed to inform Labor’s push for reforms.
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