Government trying to cast ‘unusual’ secrecy over FOI relating to company part-owned by Angus Taylor

The federal government is attempting to cast “unusual” secrecy over a battle for documents that would shed light on its handling of an investigation into the illegal destruction of critically endangered grasslands by a company part-owned by former energy ministerOn Monday, the administrative appeals tribunal began hearing a case relating to freedom of information requests made three years ago by Guardian reporter Lisa Cox, who is seeking internal departmental documents relating to theThat...

Taylor has previously said that he “did not make any representations to federal or state authorities in relation to any compliance action being undertaken”. The department has previously said officials did not discuss the compliance matter with Taylor. The government also wants to take new and additional oral evidence from its witnesses in the private session, which would be conducted in the absence of both Cox and her barrister, Geoffrey Watson SC.

Good luck with the LNPCorruptionParty loaded AAT

Ha ha , jam land - money for jam! Corruption!

Might it be that releasing the information now would prejudice a future Federal ICAC with retrospective powers?

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