Right to Information

Information Commissions

RTI laws in some countries provide for the setting up of an Information Commission as the ultimate appellate and oversight body overseeing implementation and oversight of the law. The world over, there are different models of Information Commissions exist, but in general they have similar functions to act as external independent authorities with a mandate to supervise implementation of the right to information.

• List of International Information Commissions
• Commonwealth Information Commissions
  • Australia: Northern Territory Information Commission
  • Australia: Queensland Information Commission
  • Australia: Western Australian Information Commission
  • Canada: Federal Canadian Information Commission
  • Canada: Provincial Information Commissions (scroll down for links)
  • Scottish Information Commission
  • UK Information Commission
  
  
  
• UK Information Commissioner's Office (2006) 4th International Conference of Information Commissioners transcript of day 1.
• UK Information Commissioner's Office (2006) 4th International Conference of Information Commissioners transcript of day 2.
• Annenberg School of Communications (2006) The Federal Institute for Access to Information in Mexico and a Culture of Transparency, a study on the development and functioning of the Mexican Freedom of Information Commission (IFAI).
• (2004) Report of the Second International Conference of Information Commissioners, organised by the South African Human Rights Commission, held in Cape Town South Africa, 2-3 February 2004.



• Juan Pablo Guerrero (2005) The Mexican Transparency Law: Design and Implementation Experiences, Mexican Information Commissioner, paper produced for CHRI Conference, May 2005.
• Marc-Aurele Racicot (2005) The Access to Information Act: The Canadian Experience, Assistant Adjunct Professor, University of Alberta, on secondment from the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada, paper produced for CHRI Conference, May 2005.
• Phil Boyd (2005) Applying the Freedom of Information Act 2000 In Practice, Assistant Information Commissioner of the UK, paper produced for CHRI Conference, May 2005.
• Mothusi Lepheana (2005) Overview of Implementation of Freedom of Information Legislation, Director, Access to Information Unit, South African Human Rights Commission, paper produced for CHRI Conference, May 2005.
• Aylair Livingstone (2005) Implementation of the Access to Information Act: The Jamaican Experience - Challenges and Successes. Director, Access to Information Unit, Jamaica, paper produced for CHRI Conference, May 2005.



• UK Department for Constitutional Affairs (2005) Memorandum of Understanding between Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs and the Information Commissioner on Co-Operation Between Government Departments and Office of the Information Commissioner.