freedom of information

  • 21Freedom of Information Act 1982 — The Freedom of Information Act 1982 is Australian Commonwealth Freedom of Information legislation which gives members of the public rights of access to official documents of the Government of the Commonwealth and of its agencies.The 1982 Act had… …

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  • 22Freedom of Information Act — The Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.A. No. 552) provides for making information held by Federal agencies available to the public unless it comes within one of the specific categories of matters exempt from public disclosure. Virtually all… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 23Freedom of Information Act — The Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C.A. No. 552) provides for making information held by Federal agencies available to the public unless it comes within one of the specific categories of matters exempt from public disclosure. Virtually all… …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 24Freedom of Information (FoI) Act — (2000)    Access to information is widely seen as an essential ingredient of open government. Some 60 developed countries have FoI laws – known as ‘sunshine laws’ in the United States – which guarantee citizens the right to see a wide variety of… …

    Glossary of UK Government and Politics

  • 25Freedom of Information Act — Der Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) gibt jedem US Bürger das Recht, Zugang zu Dokumenten der Exekutive (der Regierung) der Vereinigten Staaten zu verlangen. Das Gesetz wurde am 4. Juli 1966 von Präsident Lyndon B. Johnson unterzeichnet und trat …

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  • 26Freedom of Information Act — La Freedom of Information Act, abreviado FOIA y traducido como Ley por la Libertad de la Información, es una ley que otorga a todos los miembros de los Estados Unidos el derecho de acceso a la información federal del gobierno.[1] Historia Fue… …

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  • 27freedom of information — noun 1. the ability of the community to have access to information in the possession of the government, in order to be better informed about its operations and practices. 2. the principle that the community should have such access to information …

  • 28freedom of information — right to have access to information …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 29freedom of information — UK / US noun [uncountable] the right of citizens of a country to see official information that governments and other institutions keep about them …

    English dictionary

  • 30Freedom of Information Act — Freedom of In|for|ma|tion Act a law that makes government information freely available to ordinary citizens and makes it illegal for government departments to keep information secret unless this is really necessary …

    Dictionary of contemporary English