The legislation, Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009, GIPA Act, assures every individual so-interested, they have the right to access government records primarily for the purposes of informing the public and ensuring government accountability and transparency.

Well, that's what Nathan Rees was professing when he introduced the Bill to Parliament in 2009, and it really did sound refreshing, contemporary, democratic, and inspiring.  In fact, he acknowledged that the old ways and culture of controlling government information needed to be left behind, heralding in a new age.

The Site Administrator wonders if Mr Rees has any idea of what's really happening to his legislation, how agency personnel trample on both it and the rights of the public they serve, and how those who persist in seeking access to government information are routinely punished, traumatised and in many cases criminalised with reputations in tatters and ordered to pay non-legislated legal costs.

This is where our Media Section comes in, to highlight those atrocious occurrences, and name the government offenders for their actions.

It's not going to be pretty, and we don't have any intentions of sugar-coating one bit of it!

But those NSW government agencies who plan on regularly trolling this Site and effectively stalking the Site Administrator for information intended to be used against the public, be warned!  Some publications are back-dated as information is often compiled well-after-the-fact, so best be certain of any publication chronology you rely on for nefarious purposes!

If you have a story or GIPA experience you want to share, you can contact us at info@nswfreedomofinformation.net.

We look forward to publishing your story!

But in the meantime we invite you to read what's been exposed thus far.