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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus

Rex Patrick in renewed legal fight over Australia’s ‘broken’ freedom of information system

Rex Patrick
Former senator Rex Patrick took legal action in pursuit of an end to delays in Australia’s freedom of information regime. Photograph: Joel Carrett/AAP

The full bench of the federal court will hear a case seeking to end chronic delays plaguing Australia’s freedom of information regime.

Rex Patrick, a former independent senator has lodged an appeal in his case against the Office of the Australian information commissioner, after a judge ruled this year that its at-times vast, multi-year delays in reviewing FoI decisions were not unreasonable, particularly given its funding constraints.

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