Right to Information applications to government departments, ministers, councils and other public entities rose by more than 60 per cent over three-year period in Tasmania.
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The Justice Department's Right to Information annual report, tabled in the Legislative Council last week, showed there were 1389 applications made in 2020-21, compared to 1037 applications in 2019-20 and 856 applications in 2018-19.
Of the applications received in 2021, 399 were granted with information in full, 462 were granted with information in part, and 83 applications were refused.
Of the accepted applications, 309 of them took more than 20 working days to be determined.
Almost 80 per cent of the RTI applications in 2020-21 were for information from government departments.
Under one quarter of the applications resulted in information being provided in full to the applicant.
Exemptions pertaining to personal information of a third party was the most frequent exemption used in applications to government departments for information.
Political reporter for Australian Community Media, based in Hobart.
Political reporter for Australian Community Media, based in Hobart.
