House debates Bills

Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025; Consideration in Detail

Wednesday, 5 November 2025 House of Representatives

Andrew Wallace

Andrew Wallace Fisher, Liberal National Party, Shadow Cabinet Secretary

5:42 pm

The Centre for Public Integrity has warned that the new fee structure under schedule 6 could deter legitimate public interest inquiries. My question to the minister is this: what measures are in place to ensure that the new fee structure does not become a barrier to legitimate public interest inquiries? This bill risks pricing out transparency. I call on the minister to exempt public interest requests from fees.

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