FOI caseload for Information Commissioner causes growing concerns

Sarah Basford Canales
Updated March 24 2021 - 5:13pm, first published 6:30am
Australian Information and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk admitted a growing FOI caseload would be difficult without extra resources. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Australian Information and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk admitted a growing FOI caseload would be difficult without extra resources. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Concerns are being raised over whether the agency tasked with handling freedom of information requests is inadequately funded as the watchdog's head has admitted future workload would be difficult without additional resources committed.

Sarah Basford Canales

Sarah Basford Canales

Politics and public sector reporter

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