Prime minister's department broke the law delaying FOI request, watchdog finds

The prime minister’s department broke the law by inexplicably delaying a freedom of information request about allegations the former public service commissioner improperly aided the rightwing Institute of Public Affairs.

Findings delivered by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) in November found the department had failed to process the FOI in legal timeframes, according to documents obtained by the Guardian.

Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/feb/27/prime-ministers-department-broke-the-law-delaying-foi-request-watchdog-finds

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