Open Government Partnership Australia

This website contains information on Australia's commitment to open government and engagement with the Open Government Partnership, including Australia’s two National Action Plans.

Australia's Second National Action Plan 2018-20

Australia released its second National Action Plan 2018-20 in September 2018. The Plan contains eight focused commitments to enhance access to information, civic participation, public accountability, as well as technology and innovation for openness and accountability.

2nd National Action Plan

Whistleblower Reforms

Reforms to Australian whistleblower legislation were passed by the Australian Parliament on 19 February 2019. The passage of this legislation completes the final milestone for commitment 1.1. ‘Improve whistleblower protections in the tax and corporate sectors’ in the first National Action Plan.

Commitment 1.1

Open Government

Open Government is a partnership between Government and Civil Society that helps to make Government in Australia more transparent, accountable and publicly engaged.

Open Government Forum

Open Government Partnership

The Open Government Partnership formally launched on September 20, 2011. Since then, 79 OGP participating countries and 20 subnational governments have made over 3,100 commitments to make their governments more open and accountable.

Consultations

Australia’s leadership

Australia has been a member of the Open Government Partnership since 2015. In that time we delivered two National Action Plans, comprising a total of 23 commitments, which have helped to make Australia more transparent, accountable and publicly engaged.

National Action Plans

Latest News

Notice of pause in the development of Australia’s Third National Action Plan (NAP 3)

17 April 2020

Last week the Co-chairs of the Open Government Forum agreed that Australia would seek an extension from the Open Government Partnership Global Secretariat to submit NAP 3 later in the year, rather than by 31 August 2020, in line with the provisions set out in the

OUTCOMES OF THE OPEN GOVERNMENT FORUM MEETING 5 February 2019

24 March 2020

The Open Government Forum held its first meeting for 2020 on 5 February in Canberra to finalise the approach to NAP3 face-to-face workshops and to discuss options for retiring NAP1 commitments.

NAP3 Online Engagement Space and new Sydney Workshop!

17 February 2020

As part of the third National Action Plan 2020-22 (NAP3) engagement process, a new online engagement space has been launched where you can leave your thoughts, comments and ideas on potential NAP3 commitments. Organised ar