The appropriateness of the range of agencies covered, either part or in whole, by the FOI Act; As outlined above at paragraph [5.1] the CSIRO is partially exempt from the operation of the FOI Act pursuant to section 7(2). The CSIRO is of the view that this part exemption is fundamentally important to the operations of the CSIRO. The CSIRO is of the view that the exemption of certain other bodies in their entirety from the operation of the Act is legitimate, and protects Australia’s security interests both domestically and abroad.
The appropriateness of the range of agencies covered, either part or in whole, by the FOI Act; As outlined above at paragraph [5.1] the CSIRO is partially exempt from the operation of the FOI Act pursuant to section 7(2). The CSIRO is of the view that this part exemption is fundamentally important to the operations of the CSIRO. The CSIRO is of the view that the exemption of certain other bodies in their entirety from the operation of the Act is legitimate, and protects Australia’s security interests both domestically and abroad.
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