Improving the Legislative Framework for Exercising the Right of Access to Information: Amend the Act on the Right of Access to Information (HR0005)
Overview
At-a-Glance
Action Plan: Croatia Action Plan 2012-2013
Action Plan Cycle: 2012
Status:
Institutions
Lead Institution: Ministry of Administration
Support Institution(s): Croatian Personal Data Protection Agency, Office of the National Security Council, Ministry of Interior
Policy Areas
Access to Information, Legislation, Public Participation, Right to InformationIRM Review
IRM Report: Croatia IRM Progress Report 2012-2013
Early Results: No IRM Data
Design i
Verifiable: Yes
Relevant to OGP Values: Yes
Ambition (see definition): High
Implementation i
Description
Amend the Act on the Right of Access to Information
(Implementation Indicators: Amendments to the Act on the Right of Access to Information are defined by the Croatian Government, particularly in parts regulating the need to transpose the Directive on the re-use of public sector information, the obligation of consulting the public in adopting new legislation, other regulations and legal acts in accordance with the Code of Practice on Consultation and other issues in connection with improving the exercise of the right of access to information in the first and second instance.) "Harmonise the Data Confidentiality Act with the amendments to the Act on the Right of Access to Information, depending on the results of expert discussions and the discussions with the interested public
(Implementation Indicators: Expert discussions and the discussions with the interested public conducted, depending on the discussion results and in case of need for further amendments to the Act on the Right of Access to Information envisaged in activity 5.1., amendments to the Data Confidentiality Act defined by the Croatian Government.)"