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Reported online
While this is not a quantitative indicator, the responsible agency has identified the relevant policy/legislation appropriate for the Australian context.

Public access to information

The Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) allows access to information held by the Commonwealth Government.  The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) protects individuals' rights to privacy and allows individuals to make complaints about the handling of their personal information by entities covered by the Act.  The States and Territories also have relevant legislation.

National Metadata

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Australia closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Australian statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Australia-specific metadata information.

Responsible agency
The agency responsible for this data entry is Attorney-General's Department
Reporting Year
2018
Caveat
While this is not a quantitative indicator, the responsible agency has identified the relevant policy/legislation appropriate for the Australian context.
Indicator status
Reported online
Indicator description

Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information

Methodology

nil

Other information

nil

Page updated
17 July 2018

Global Metadata

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator name
Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information
Indicator number
16.10.2
Target number
16.1
Target name

Significantly reduce all forms of violence and related death rates everywhere

Ensure public access to information and protect fundamental freedoms, in accordance with national legislation and international agreements

Global indicator description

Number of countries that adopt and implement constitutional, statutory and/or policy guarantees for public access to information

UN designated tier
Tier 2
UN custodian agency
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation - Institute for StatisticsUnited Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation - Institute for Statistics
Link to UN metadata
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (PDF 84.8kb)

Sources

Other

No other information for this indicator

Historic