: Other Stakeholders Government: National Archives of Australia, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Non-Government: Non-government organisations (including the Accountability Round Table, and Australian Privacy Foundation), peak bodies (including Law Council of Australia, Australian Press Council, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance), archivists, academics and researchers, journalists, and state/territory information commissioners. Steps to implementation AGD undertake work with a range of stakeholders (government Jan-Mar 2017 and non-government) to better understand how current Completed information frameworks operate in practice and identify issues. AGD develop, in consultation with stakeholders, a range of Mar-Jun 2017 options for reform to information access laws, policies and Completed practices, including consideration of oversight mechanisms. AGD conduct broad public consultation on options for reform to Jul-Aug 2017 information frameworks. Completed Recommendation to Government, informed by consultation Sep-Dec 2017 outcomes, on preferred reforms to deliver a coherent and simpler framework for information management and access, Completed supported by effective and efficient policies and practices, that is appropriate for the digital information age. Implementation of Government decision on reforms to Jan 2018- Not yet information access laws, policies and practices. July 2019 commenced 3.2: Understand the use of freedom COMPLETED of information
: Other Stakeholders Government: National Archives of Australia, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, and Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. Non-Government: Non-government organisations (including the Accountability Round Table, and Australian Privacy Foundation), peak bodies (including Law Council of Australia, Australian Press Council, Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance), archivists, academics and researchers, journalists, and state/territory information commissioners. Steps to implementation AGD undertake work with a range of stakeholders (government and non-government) to better understand how current information frameworks operate in practice and identify issues. Jan-Mar 2017 Completed AGD develop, in consultation with stakeholders, a range of options for reform to information access laws, policies and practices, including consideration of oversight mechanisms. Mar-Jun 2017 Completed AGD conduct broad public consultation on options for reform to information frameworks. Jul-Aug 2017 Completed Recommendation to Government, informed by consultation outcomes, on preferred reforms to deliver a coherent and simpler framework for information management and access, supported by effective and efficient policies and practices, that is appropriate for the digital information age. Sep-Dec 2017 Completed Implementation of Government decision on reforms to information access laws, policies and practices. Jan 2018- July 2019 Not yet commenced 3.2: Understand the use of freedom of information COMPLETED
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