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'?
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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 notdazla wrote:Not covered by FOI.
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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.
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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...