Opinion

Opinion | Copyright another nail in the coffin of government and agency transparency

By Paul Scott
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:04am, first published April 22 2019 - 7:00am
Transparency in NSW is as clear as mud
Transparency in NSW is as clear as mud

AS if obtaining information surrounding state and local government determinations in this state wasn't already sufficiently difficult, a decision last month by the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal that documents submitted to a council may be subject to copyright and cannot be reproduced has added more mud to the murky waters of government transparency.

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