Invitation to ’30 Yrs of RTI’ Celebration

Invitation – Ombudsman Tasmania, 31 August 2023

Invitation to 30 years of RTI celebration

1 January 2023 marked the 30th anniversary of a Tasmanian statutory right for members of the community to access information held by public authorities. Initially this was under the Freedom of Information Act 1991, which came into force in 1993, and later followed by the Right to Information Act 2009. As a key stakeholder in the Right to Information scheme in Tasmania, Ombudsman Tasmania is delighted to you invite to a celebration to mark this milestone.

Ombudsman Tasmania has organised a celebration on 28 September 2023 from 2pm to 3pm. Cleo Hansen-Lohrey, Administrative Law Lecturer from the University of Tasmania will moderate a discussion about RTI with esteemed panellists Richard Connock, Tasmanian Ombudsman; Jenny Gale, Head of the State Service; and Claire Bookless, Managing Lawyer of the Environmental Defenders Office.

The event will be held at the Hobart Function Centre but streamed online and is open to all. We are inviting questions from RTI delegates and the community to be posed to the panel. This will afford maximum participation with the panel by the broadest audience. Please email any questions to us at rti@ombudsman.tas.gov.au.

Full details are provided in the attached invitation. Please RSVP to rti@ombudsman.tas.gov.au by 26 September 2023 to receive the link for online access or for in person attendance at the Hobart Function Centre, as places are limited. Also please email us if you have any access requirements for attending or participating remotely.

Thank you for your contribution to RTI in Tasmania and we look forward to celebrating with you on the 28^th.