Immigration delays attacked
Yuko Narushima; 25/6/08
The Commonwealth Ombudsman has released a damning report on the Department of Immigration and Citizenship’s handling of freedom-of-information requests over the past three years. The report, triggered by a surge in complaints in 2005, found the department breached the 30-day statutory deadline in responding to requests in four of 10 cases last year, and stymied requests for personal information by unnecessarily using the FoI Act. This contributed to a “significant” backlog of cases, the oldest open for two years, the Department Of Immigration And Citizenship: Timeliness Of Decision Making Under The Freedom Of Information Act 1982 report said.
See: http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/immigration-delays-attacked/2008/06/24/1214073246983.html
Tags: Australia, Migrants & Refugees