The Law Enforcement Exemption to Freedom of Information in Australia

Erica Hayes

1994 (Tas) 1 PPL

This paper centres around s 28 'the law enforcement exemption' contained in the Tasmanian Freedom of Information Act. After providing statistical data as to the primary user of this exemption (the Tasmanian police force) the body of the paper examines and discusses in detail the two parts to this section (S 28 (1) and (2)) Extensive comparisons are drawn with both state and Commonwealth legislation in the interpretation of the various subsections under these provisions with case law being provided where relevant.