Documents concerning Scottish FoI law, on the website of the Scottish Government. Includes guidance on making FoI requests, published responses to requests, reports on the handling of FoI requests and related information.
The Scottish Information Commissioner (SIC) hears appeals regarding Scottish FoI requests and provides information to the public about information rights in Scotland. The SIC website has information about the work of the commissioner and provides guidance, the relevant legislation, appeal decisions and a list of current appeal applications.
An AustLII database containing decisions from the Western Australian Information Commissioner from 1994 onwards. Decisions can be browsed by case name or date an there is a search facility. AustLII, the Australasian Legal Information Institute, is a collaborative public service developed by the University of Technology to provide free online access to Australian legislation and cases.
Report by the Due Process of Law Foundation (DPLF), looking at the legal frameworks for access to judicial information (including freedom of information laws) in the following Latin American countries: Argentina; Chile; Colombia; the Dominican Republic; Ecuador; Honduras; Mexico; Panama; Peru and Uruguay. For each country there is information on the availability of administrative information (financial, statistical and personnel) and case law. The report also outlines the legal instruments that provide access to information and looks at how the information is provided.
The Panopticon blog is maintained by barristers at 11KBW in London. It monitors developments taking place in information law. The site has a section explaining what information law covers, including areas such as "data protection, freedom of information, the protection of private information under article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights, breach of confidence, and the regulation of surveillance". Posts cover legal news stories including links to original sources, decisions, legislation and reports.
