Submission to the independent review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) 7 December 2012 The Australian Network of Environmental EDO ACT (tel. 02 6247 9420) Defender’s Offices consists of nine EDO NSW (tel. 02 9262 6989) independently constituted and managed EDO NQ (tel. 07 4031 4766) community environmental law centres located in each State and Territory of Australia. EDO NT (tel. 08 8982 1182) Each EDO is dedicated to protecting the EDO QLD (tel. 07 3211 4466) environment in the public interest. EDOs provide EDO SA (tel. 08 8410 3833) representation and advice, take an active role in environmental law reform and policy EDO TAS (tel. 03 6223 2770) formulation, and offer a significant education EDOVIC (tel. 03 9328 4811) program designed to facilitate public participation EDO WA (tel. 08 9221 3030) in environmental decision making. Submitted to: Business and Information Law Branch, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department By For further information, please contact
Submission to the independent review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) 7 December 2012 The Australian Network of Environmental Defender’s Offices consists of nine independently constituted and managed community environmental law centres located in each State and Territory of Australia. Each EDO is dedicated to protecting the environment in the public interest. EDOs provide representation and advice, take an active role in environmental law reform and policy formulation, and offer a significant education program designed to facilitate public participation in environmental decision making. EDO ACT (tel. 02 6247 9420) EDO NSW (tel. 02 9262 6989) EDO NQ (tel. 07 4031 4766) EDO NT (tel. 08 8982 1182) EDO QLD (tel. 07 3211 4466) EDO SA (tel. 08 8410 3833) EDO TAS (tel. 03 6223 2770) EDOVIC (tel. 03 9328 4811) EDO WA (tel. 08 9221 3030) Submitted to: Business and Information Law Branch, Commonwealth Attorney-General’s Department By For further information, please contact