3.2 Understand the NSW IPC / In January 2017, Information Commissioners and Milestone 1 Dec 2016 delayed by NAP PM&C: On – use of freedom of OAIC Ombudsmen established a working group to commencement: Consultation with the information develop metrics on information access rights, NAP Secretariat underway to determine AOGPN: OAIC is severely aligned with the Open Government Index. appropriate arrangements for publishing compromised by the metrics. insufficient 2017-18 The met 30-31 March 2017 and agreed the Milestones 2 and 3 on track: The agreed – Budget appropriation; metrics as proposed, with an additional metric on metrics are being piloted and data OAIC budget actually timeliness, as follows: collection is being validated for 2014/15 reduces in forward type of applicant and, where available, 2015/16 data. This estimates; application per capita work will progress between May and Involvement of civil release rates June 2017. society requires refusal clarification; timeliness This commitment is not in review rates response to civil society needs. Civil society groups that would be concerned about civil society interests are not known to have been consulted.
3.2 Understand the use of freedom of information NSW IPC / OAIC In January 2017, Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen established a working group to develop metrics on information access rights, aligned with the Open Government Index. The met 30-31 March 2017 and agreed the metrics as proposed, with an additional metric on timeliness, as follows: type of applicant application per capita release rates refusal timeliness review rates Milestone 1 Dec 2016 – delayed by NAP commencement: Consultation with the NAP Secretariat underway to determine appropriate arrangements for publishing the metrics. Milestones 2 and 3 – on track: The agreed metrics are being piloted and data collection is being validated for 2014/15 and, where available, 2015/16 data. This work will progress between May and June 2017. PM&C: On AOGPN: OAIC is severely compromised by insufficient 2017-18 Budget appropriation; OAIC budget actually reduces in forward estimates; Involvement of civil society requires clarification; This commitment is not in response to civil society needs. Civil society groups that would be concerned about civil society interests are not known to have been consulted.
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