Review of secrecy laws : discussion paper / Australian Law Reform Commission.

Sydney : Australian Law Reform Commission, 2009.

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Official secrets -- Australia.

Executive privilege (Government information) -- Australia.

1. Introduction to the inquiry

2. Open government, secrecy and public interest

3. Sharing commonwealth information

4. Freedom of information, privacy and secrecy

5. Overview of current secrecy laws

6. The need for a general secrecy offence

7. General secrecy offence: harm to public interests

8. General secrecy offence: elements

9. General secrecy offence: exceptions and penalities

10. Specific secrecy offences: elements

11. Specific secrecy offences: exceptions and penalties

12. Specific secrecy offences: simplification and consistency

13. Administrative obligations in the Australian Public Service

14. Regulating beyond the Public Service Act

15. Fostering effective information-handling practices.

Includes bibliographical references.

9780980415360

596 p. ; 25 cm