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Government calls for review of secrecy laws
THE AUSTRALIAN Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is to commence a review of secrecy and confidentiality legislation, Attorney-General Robert McClelland announced last week.The aim of the review will…
Lawyers Weekly
THE AUSTRALIAN Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is to commence a review of secrecy and confidentiality legislation, Attorney-General Robert McClelland announced last week.
In particular, McClelland noted the need for reforms that will allow for information sharing between governments, and between the government and the private sector, without compromising protection of sensitive government information.
“Removing barriers to the sharing of information has been identified as an important step to achieving a whole-of-government approach to national security,” he said. “Equally we need strong secrecy laws in place to ensure that sensitive Commonwealth information remains protected from unauthorised disclosure if it is passed to other agencies.”
The ALRC is to provide a final report to McClelland by 31 October 2009.
