[LINK] Fwd: [aliaACTive] Online Availability of Government Entities' Documents Tabled in the Australian Parliament

[Antony Barry]

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> From: "Missingham, Roxanne (DPS)" <Roxanne.Missingham at aph.gov.au>
> Date: 27 May 2009 10:01:02 AM
> To: "aliaACTIVE_list" <aliaACTIVE at lists.alia.org.au>,  
> <aliaaglin at lists.alia.org.au>
> Subject: [aliaACTive] Online Availability of Government Entities'  
> Documents Tabled in the Australian Parliament
>
> Dear Colleagues
>
>
>
> An important report was been released by the Australian National  
> Audit Office on Monday - http://www.anao.gov.au/uploads/documents/ 
> 2008-09_Audit_Report_37.pdf The report begins:
>
>
>
> Every year, documents are presented to the Senate, the House of
>
> Representatives, or to both Houses of the Parliament for their  
> consideration.2
>
> The tabling of documents is an important means of keeping the  
> Parliament
>
> informed of the Government’s activities. It demonstrates the  
> accountability of
>
> the Government to the Parliament and the community, and provides an
>
> important source of information to Senators and Members as well as  
> placing
>
> information on the public record.
>
>
>
>
>
> The objectives of the audit were to:
>
> • determine the extent to which government entities complied with  
> the requirement to publish and maintain documents online that were  
> presented to the Parliament;
>
> • evaluate selected government entities’ policies and practices  
> regarding online publishing; and
>
> • assess AGIMO’s policy and guidance in support of online publishing.
>
>
>
>
>
> It recommends:
>
> Recommendation No.1
>
> The ANAO recommends that entities review the accessibility of their  
> online documents against the requirements of the web accessibility  
> standard endorsed by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
>
> Recommendation No.2
>
> The ANAO recommends that government entities that do not have a web  
> presence, table multiple documents in the Parliament each year, and/ 
> or have been affected by a Machinery of Government change,  
> implement arrangements to ensure the online availability of their  
> tabled papers in accordance with Australian Government policy.
>
> Recommendation No.3
>
> The ANAO recommends that the Australian Government Information  
> Management Office and the Department of the Prime Minister and  
> Cabinet, in consultation with other relevant government entities,  
> review their guidance and clarify the requirements to publish and  
> maintain documents presented to the Parliament.
>
>
>
> ALIA will write to ANAO congratulating them on the report and to  
> Australian Government Information Management Office and the  
> Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet to urge them to work  
> on the recommendations as a high priority.
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
> Roxanne
>
>
>
> =============================
> Roxanne Missingham
> Parliamentary Librarian
> Parliament House
> Canberra  ACT  2600
>
> Phone: (02) 6277 7102
> FAX:  (02) 6277 2403
> Email: Roxanne.Missingham at aph.gov.au
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