Greenbelt FOI Obstruction
The government used personal devices and "opaque codewords" to avoid freedom of information requests related to the Greenbelt scandal.
🔍 An in effect Transparency policy from August 2023 · Well sourced
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"Transparency and Accountability"
The government is committed to open and transparent decision-making and responds to all freedom of information requests in accordance with the law.
"Blocking Access to Greenbelt Records"
The government obstructed freedom of information requests related to the Greenbelt land swap, with the Information and Privacy Commissioner finding systematic delays and withholding of documents that would reveal the decision-making process.
- IPC found "alarming" pattern of delays and non-compliance with FOI requests on Greenbelt filessource
- Key Greenbelt decision documents withheld under cabinet confidence claimssource
- Staff phone records relevant to developer meetings not preservedsource
- Auditor General independently obtained documents the government had withheld from FOIsource
This section represents editorial interpretation of documented evidence.
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