S/L/129. Discuss whether subsuming the various exemptions that operate in the Freedom of Information Act 1982 into a single general exemption, as proposed by the Australian Law Reform Commission, for documents the disclosure of which would be contrary to the public interest, would be beneficial in furthering the object of the Act

The paper examines the effectiveness of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) in Australia discussing its reform and analyzing the purpose of the FOI Act, its exemption provisions, the documents affecting national economy, etc.