GOVERMENT RADIO
GOVERMENT RADIO
Do you think that Government agencies should share there codes and frequencies to the public under the 'Freedom of Infomation ACT'?
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Good question - you could always try a FOI request and see what happensTyson846 wrote:Do you think that Government agencies should share there codes and frequencies to the public under the 'Freedom of Infomation ACT'?
Personally I don't think they should be secret. IANAL but as far as I know the codes aren't covered by any kind of secrecy provisions.
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Re: No
Perhaps - perhaps not An FOI request to the organisation in question would find out for sure...dazla wrote:Not covered by FOI.
If anyone's interested in what you can and can't do with the Freedom of Information Act, take a look:
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/c ... index.html
I'm not going to try and interpret the whole Act - that's what we have lawyers for - but section 3(2)(a) is interesting:
"The objects of this Act are to be achieved by creating a general right of access to State and local government documents"
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Not exactly no, you'd need to follow the proper procedures for requesting information under the FOIA. Then the request would be formally considered and you'd get a response - either the info you requested, or a reason why notdazla wrote:How would this relatate to police codes, does this mean I can walk into a Police Station and say that I want your details because I have the right under the FIA.
Interestingly enough, one provision of the Act is that an agency needs to help you with the procedure to follow if you don't already know.
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Re: foi req
Tyson846 wrote:how do i make one
Try reading the Freedom of Information Act at
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/wa/c ... ia1992222/
and working from there... I've never had to make an application to anywhere for information, so I've no idea on exactly how you'd do it...