tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385055722395785608.post668206184954216378..comments2023-10-10T04:10:52.427-07:00Comments on Information and Access: WelcomeRick Snellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07379024295586296387noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385055722395785608.post-42466587667217561812007-03-12T01:36:00.000-07:002007-03-12T01:36:00.000-07:00Rick - It's John Fizgerald - who took over your PP...Rick - It's John Fizgerald - who took over your PPL class while you were on sabbatical a few years back. <BR/><BR/>NEWS<BR/>I have some news which I hope you regard as good news. Thomson legal publishers have commissioned me to update their FOI chapter in Laws of Australia.<BR/><BR/>TLA's audience are practitioners who want a concise and accurate statement of the law on the "essentials" of the topic. So my approach must be more "black letter law" than policy discussion.<BR/><BR/>I have been working on the project for about a month now.The present text was last reviewed 10 years ago. Thomsons want the manuscipt by May/June this year. I expect that the revision will be published towards the end of this year.<BR/><BR/>MY THOUGHTS ONE: "SHAPE"<BR/>My present thought on the eventual "shape" of the revision is that common interpretative issues which have emerged from the body of case law should be emphasised. For example the issue of how the objects clause should be applied seems to be quite common. Another example is the issue of how "public interest" should be applied.<BR/><BR/>MY THOUGHTS TWO: AUTHORITIES<BR/>More emphasis on the views of courts at the expense of the views of tribunals.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06289983705619352239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385055722395785608.post-43143926534594236192007-02-03T17:05:00.000-08:002007-02-03T17:05:00.000-08:00Thanks Megan and David. I hope it can live up to y...Thanks Megan and David. I hope it can live up to your expectations.Rick Snellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07379024295586296387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385055722395785608.post-66460896041130338282007-02-02T07:39:00.000-08:002007-02-02T07:39:00.000-08:00Great to see the new blog - I look forward to lots...Great to see the new blog - I look forward to lots of thought-provoking entries. The more FOI info online, the merrier!Megan Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17032354855578504183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1385055722395785608.post-56853362477331152582007-02-02T01:17:00.000-08:002007-02-02T01:17:00.000-08:00Good on you Rick for creating this...your voice is...Good on you Rick for creating this...your voice is always worth listening to. Look forward to dipping in and out of this blog in addition to the others you mention. Greetings from a cold and snowy Kiev, where I'm just about to discuss FOI with Ukrainian journalism instructors from various universities who want to beef up their media law courses,<br />David GoldbergDavid Goldberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02668715669673289705noreply@blogger.com