Kromm
15-11-2004, 21:44
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (F.O.I.A)
ADDRESSING ALL UN MEMBER NATIONS;
RECOGNIZING the need to foster democracy by ensuring public access to government agency RECORDS and INFORMATION in all member nations;
MAXIMIZING the usefulness of agency records and information collected, maintained, used, retained, and disseminated by the Governments of member nations;
OBSERVING that the F.O.I.A is a valuable means through which any person can learn how their Government operates;
UNDERSTANDING that the F.O.I.A will lead to the DISCLOSURE of waste, fraud, abuse, and wrongdoing in the member Governments;
AWARE that the F.O.I.A will lead to the identification of unsafe consumer products, harmful drugs, and serious health hazards;
TAKING NOTE that government agencies increasingly use computers to conduct agency business and to store publicly valuable agency records and information;
RECOMMENDING that member government agencies should use NEW TECHNOLOGY to enhance public access to agency records and information.
IN ADDITION The F.O.I.A is to provide for public access to information in an electronic, or otherwise COMPUTER ACCESSIBLE format.
CONCLUDING that without free dissemination of information to the public, government agencies are able to commit illegal and immoral acts and;
FURTHER CONCLUDING that these acts will have SEVERE CONSEQUENCES upon the public WITHOUT its KNOWLEDGE or UNDERSTANDING.
EACH UN Government agency shall make publicly available upon request, the following forms, records and shall uphold policies including;
(1) A DESCRIPTION and INDEX of major information and record locator systems maintained by the agency; and
(2) FINAL OPINIONS, including CONCURRING and DISSENTING opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases, and;
(3) RECORDS shall be provided by agency WITHOUT ANY CHARGE.
EXEMPTIONS--The F.O.I.A shall provide access to government agency records (or parts of those records) except those protected from release by FIVE SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS.
(1)(A) Documents and records specifically authorized under criteria established by a Government order to be KEPT SECRET in the interest of NATIONAL DEFENSE or FOREIGN POLICY and (B) are in fact PROPERLY CLASSIFIED pursuant to such Government order;
(2) Related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency.
(3) Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential;
(4) Personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(5) Contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition REPORTS prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the REGULATION or SUPERVISION of FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
--KROMM URGES ALL UN NATIONS TO ENDORSE AND ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE FREE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.
ADDRESSING ALL UN MEMBER NATIONS;
RECOGNIZING the need to foster democracy by ensuring public access to government agency RECORDS and INFORMATION in all member nations;
MAXIMIZING the usefulness of agency records and information collected, maintained, used, retained, and disseminated by the Governments of member nations;
OBSERVING that the F.O.I.A is a valuable means through which any person can learn how their Government operates;
UNDERSTANDING that the F.O.I.A will lead to the DISCLOSURE of waste, fraud, abuse, and wrongdoing in the member Governments;
AWARE that the F.O.I.A will lead to the identification of unsafe consumer products, harmful drugs, and serious health hazards;
TAKING NOTE that government agencies increasingly use computers to conduct agency business and to store publicly valuable agency records and information;
RECOMMENDING that member government agencies should use NEW TECHNOLOGY to enhance public access to agency records and information.
IN ADDITION The F.O.I.A is to provide for public access to information in an electronic, or otherwise COMPUTER ACCESSIBLE format.
CONCLUDING that without free dissemination of information to the public, government agencies are able to commit illegal and immoral acts and;
FURTHER CONCLUDING that these acts will have SEVERE CONSEQUENCES upon the public WITHOUT its KNOWLEDGE or UNDERSTANDING.
EACH UN Government agency shall make publicly available upon request, the following forms, records and shall uphold policies including;
(1) A DESCRIPTION and INDEX of major information and record locator systems maintained by the agency; and
(2) FINAL OPINIONS, including CONCURRING and DISSENTING opinions, as well as orders, made in the adjudication of cases, and;
(3) RECORDS shall be provided by agency WITHOUT ANY CHARGE.
EXEMPTIONS--The F.O.I.A shall provide access to government agency records (or parts of those records) except those protected from release by FIVE SPECIFIC EXEMPTIONS.
(1)(A) Documents and records specifically authorized under criteria established by a Government order to be KEPT SECRET in the interest of NATIONAL DEFENSE or FOREIGN POLICY and (B) are in fact PROPERLY CLASSIFIED pursuant to such Government order;
(2) Related solely to the internal personnel rules and practices of an agency.
(3) Trade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential;
(4) Personnel and medical files and similar files the disclosure of which would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy;
(5) Contained in or related to examination, operating, or condition REPORTS prepared by, on behalf of, or for the use of an agency responsible for the REGULATION or SUPERVISION of FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.
--KROMM URGES ALL UN NATIONS TO ENDORSE AND ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE FREE DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.