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Overview

On 1 December 2005, the Committee of the 51^st Parliament commenced an inquiry into The Accessibility of Administrative Justice. The Committee sought submissions on five key areas:

• What is the effect, if any, of the fees and charges regime under the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (Qld) on access to information? Is amendment of the FOI Act and/or administrative reform necessary?
• Do costs associated with proceedings under the Judicial Review Act 1991 (Qld) affect genuine challenges to administrative decisions and actions? If so, can this be addressed?
• Is information relevant to, and about, government decisions and actions adequate and accessible? How can it be improved?
• Can a diversity of people access administrative justice? If not, how can this be improved?
• Is access to administrative justice effective and efficient? Is reform necessary?

At the dissolution of the 51^st Parliament, the Committee had not tabled its report on the inquiry.

The Committee of the 52^nd Parliament resolved to report to Parliament on the matters considered by the previous committee in its inquiry into The Accessibility of Administrative Justice. In addition, the Committee broadened the terms of reference of its inquiry to include review of administrative justice.