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Freedom of Information Act may refer to the following legislations in different jurisdictions which mandate the national government to disclose certain data to the general public upon request: *
Freedom of Information Act (United States) The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA ), , is the United States federal Freedom of information in the United States, freedom of information law that requires the full or partial disclosure of previously unreleased or uncirculated information a ...
of 1966 *
Freedom of Information Act 1982 The ''Freedom of Information Act 1982'' (Cth) is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which guarantees freedom of information (FOI) and the rights of access to official documents of the Commonwealth Government and of its agencies to members ...
, the Australian act *
Freedom of Information Act 2000 The Freedom of Information Act 2000 (c. 36) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom that creates a public right of access to information held by public authorities. It is the implementation of freedom of information legislation in t ...
, the UK act *
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13) was an Act of the Scottish Parliament passed in 2002. It covers public bodies over which the Scottish Parliament has jurisdiction, fulfilling a similar purpose to the UK-level Freedom of Inf ...
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Freedom of Information Act in Pakistan The Right of Access to Information Act ''No. F. 22 (30)/2017'' creates the legal right to information and promotes government accountability and increased public participation in government. Constitutional structure Prior to 2010 the 1973 Consti ...
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Freedom of Information Act (Illinois) The Illinois Freedom of Information Act (FOIA ), 5 Illinois Compiled Statutes, ILCS 140/1 , is an Illinois statute that grants to all persons the right to copy and inspect public records in the state. The law applies to executive and legislativ ...


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Freedom of information laws by country Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatis ...
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