David Shoebridge (NSW, Australian Greens) Share this | Hansard source

It gets worse because, in a recent letter to the Attorney-General, the Information Commissioner said her office was underfunded and revealed that in 2020-21 the now 667 freedom of information reviews were more than a year old. That's an increase of some 50 per cent in that year. Would you agree, Minister, that any funding for the Information Commissioner might be better spent not in court arguing against someone suing against unreasonable delays but instead staffing the office to respond on time?