Freedom of Information Act
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Legislation:
- Freedom of Information Act (United States), a law enacted in the United States when President Lyndon B. Johnson on July 4, 1966 signed it into law. The provisions are codified in : Public information; agency rules, opinions, orders, records, and proceedings.
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth.) , an Australian Act providing for similar issues.
- Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic.) , an Victorian Act providing for similar issues.
- Freedom of Information Act 1989 (NSW), a New South Wales Act providing for similar issues.
- Freedom of Information Act 1991 (SA), a South Australian Act providing for similar issues.
- Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA), a Western Australian Act providing for similar issues.
- Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36), an Act of UK Parliament which introduced a public "right to know" in relation to public bodies.
- Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13), covers public bodies over which the Scottish Parliament, rather than United Kingdom Parliament, has jurisdiction, fulfilling a similar purpose to the UK-level Freedom of Information Act 2000.
- Freedom of Information Act, 2002 (Act 5 of 2003), an Indian Act that provides for similar policy. Repealed by the Right to Information Act, 2005 (Act 22 of 2005)
- Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), an Irish Act providing for similar issues.
Non-legislative text:
- Freedom of Information Act (Presidential memorandum), 2009 United States presidential memorandum
- Freedom of Information Act (The Wire), 2010