ACT Chief Minister's vision for open government
Cheryl Foong, 28 June 2011
ACT Chief Minsiter Katy Gallagher announced on 23 June 2011 that she will make public access to information the default position of her Government as the first step in increasing openness of Government.
The Chief Minister said that:
The ACT already has a strong foundation on which to further develop open government, for example we have the most open legislative framework for access to Cabinet documents in the country. We have always taken a proactive approach to communicating with the public, but we are ready to take the next steps.
Read the full media release here.