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Where they have been received, all the papers and presentations are available for downloading in one large compendium here (16 Mb PDF).
Links to individual papers and presentations will be added to the right of each speaker's name. The ones that exist at present are those that were supplied prior to the conference.
Watch a video of each of the open sessions of the
conference, and the video interview with Sir Kenneth Keith. (Opens in a new window)
Please
click here to view a
pdf of the programme.
Day
One
26
November 07
- Closed
Session
for Commissioners
Because Day 1 was a closed
session for Commissioners only, only the opening speech by the Speaker
of the New Zealand House of Representatives is available, and the video
interview with Sir Kenneth Keith.
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| 8.30am |
Registration Desk
Opens |
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8.45 am |
Powhiri |
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9.30 am |
Plenary
Session
Opening
of the
conference
Hon
Margaret Wilson, Speaker of the New Zealand House of
Representatives
Welcome
- Overview of the
conference, what we’d like it to achieve
Beverley
Wakem, Acting Chief Ombudsman, New Zealand
The
Genesis and Future of New Zealand’s 25-year experience of Freedom of
Information.
Video interview with Sir
Kenneth Keith, member of the International
Court of Justice
Room: Banquet Hall |
Speech
Video |
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10.45 am |
Morning Tea - Grand Hall |
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11.15 am |
Plenary
Session
The
current issues and future
challenges for FOI in New Zealand
Beverley Wakem, Acting Chief
Ombudsman,
New Zealand
Room: Banquet Hall |
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11.30 am |
Workshops
Ensuring
compliance with investigation requests for information and
decisions that public authorities should disclose
information.
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Workshop
1A
Andrea
Neill, Assistant
Commissioner,
Complaints Resolution and Compliance,
Canada
Room: Legislative Council Chamber |
Workshop
1B
Nataša
Pirc Musar, Information Commissioner, Republic of
Slovenia
Room: Banquet Hall |
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12.30 pm |
Lunch - Grand Hall |
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1.30 pm |
Plenary
Session
Talking
to government about
sensitive issues: how far can ‘behind the scenes’
conversations resolve problems?
Richard Woods, formerly Director,
Security Intelligence
Service, New Zealand
Marie Shroff, Privacy Commissioner, New Zealand
Room: Banquet Hall |
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2.45 pm |
Report back from the workshops on compliance.
Sharing
the main points that
arose in each group
Room: Banquet Hall
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3.05 pm |
Afternoon Tea - Grand Hall |
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3.30 pm |
Plenary
Session
Communications
Tools for
Information Commissioners
Alonso Lujambio Irazábal,
Commissioner President, Federal
Institute of Access to Public Information, Mexico
Room: Banquet Hall |
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4.30 pm |
Plenary Session
Future
conferences
Beverley
Wakem, Acting Chief Ombudsman, New Zealand
Room: Banquet Hall |
| 5.30pm |
End of
day
One |
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