Current Action Plan
2023-2025
Action Plan 3
- Number of Commitments: 8
- Policy Area Focus: Not specified
Australia’s third OGP action plan introduced a national plan on artificial intelligence, amended privacy legislation to address use of personal information in automated decision-making, included a government program with youth advisory groups, and took steps towards beneficial ownership transparency. This cycle renewed Australia’s engagement in OGP following a period of inactivity and re-engaged the Open Government Forum. Australia can build on this momentum, completing work on automated decision-making and artificial intelligence, beneficial ownership, procurement, whistleblower protection, political advertising, and mis-information and dis-information. (More)
Contact
Resources
- Australia Results Report 2023-2025
2026, IRM Report, Report
- Australia Results Report 2023-2025 – For Public Comment
2026, Report Comments, Report
- Australia Co-Creation Brief 2025
2025, IRM Report, Report
- Australia – Process Update Letter (September 2024)
2024, Letter, Letter
- Australia Action Plan Review 2023–2025
2024, IRM Report, Document
- Australia Action Plan Review 2024-2025 – For Public Comment
2024, Report Comments, Document
- Australia Action Plan 2023-2025 (December)
2023, Action Plan, Document
- Australia – Under Review Letter (February 2023)
2023, Letter, Letter
- Australia – Letters Regarding New Action Plan (2022)
2022, Letter, Letter
- Australia Co-Creation Brief 2022
2022, IRM Report, Report
- Australia – Contrary to Process Letter (February 2022)
2022, Letter
- Australia Transitional Results Report 2018-2020
2021, IRM Report, Report
- Australia Transitional Results Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
2021, Report Comments, Report
- Australia Design Report 2018-2020
2020, IRM Report, Report
- Australia Design Report 2018-2020 – For Public Comment
2020, Report Comments, Report
- Australia End-of-Term Report 2016-2018
2020, IRM Report, Report
- Australia End-of-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2020, Report Comments, Report
- Australia End-of-Term Self-Assessment 2016-2018
2019, Self Assessment, Report
- Australia Action Plan 2018-2020
2018, Action Plan, Document
- Australia Mid-Term Report 2016-2018
2018, IRM Report, Report
- Australia Mid-Term Report 2016-2018 – For Public Comment
2018, Report Comments, Report
- Australia Mid-Term Self-Assessment 2016-2018
2017, Self Assessment, Report
- Australia Response Policy Report – August 2017
2017, Letter, Report
- OGP Letter to Australia Regarding Late Action Plan: November 2016
2017, Letter, Letter
- Australia National Action Plan 2016-2018
2016, Action Plan, Document
- Australia – Steven Kennedy – November 2016
2016, Letter, Letter
- Australia Letter of Intent to Join OGP
2015, Letter, Letter
Commitment Performance
The following variables answer the question “Did this commitment open government?“, and focus on how government practices have changed as a result of the commitment’s implementation.
Key
No IRM data
Pending IRM Review
How to Get More Starred Commitments
Starred commitments in OGP are one of the ways the IRM designates promising reforms. The graph below shows where the major areas for improvement in action plan design and implementation should take place based on past action plans.
Key
Stars (Global average 7%)
Focus on implementation
Focus on design
Pending IRM review
No IRM data
Focus on design
Focus on objectives and impact (ambition/potential impact)
Focus on relevance to open government
Focus on verifiability
Public Participation
This table shows: 1) the level of public influence during the development and implementation of OGP action plans, 2) whether consultations were open to any member of the public or only to those invited; and 3) whether a forum existed that met regularly.
Key
Participation was closed
Participation was open to any interested party
No IRM data
Forum
Pending IRM review
Definitions
Collaborate: Iterative dialogue and public helped set agenda
Involve: Government gave feedback on public inputs
Consult: Public gave input
Inform: Government provided public with information on plan
OGP Global Report Data
The data below is drawn from the 2019 OGP Global Report. You can view and learn more about the report here.
Selected Dimensions of Open Government
This section captures how each OGP member can play a leadership role, based on IRM-based findings and third-party scores. This list does not cover all of open government and OGP members are not required to take any action.
Action implications
These are recommendations on the role that each OGP member might play in each policy area. The recommendations are derived from a combination of the IRM-based findings and third-party scores.
IRM-based findings
Reflect the performance of commitments in a particular policy area, as assessed by the IRM.
(NC) No Commitments
(CA) Commitment(s) in the policy area.
(IR) IRM-Reviewed: At least one IRM-assessed commitment.
(C) Was Complete: At least one commitment was substantially or fully completed.
(A) Was Ambitious: At least one commitment with moderate or transformative potential impact.
(ER) Showed Early Results: At least one commitment opened government in a “Major” or “Outstanding” way.
Third-party scores
Reflect “real-world” performance, i.e., performance outside of the OGP framework. Scores are comprised of various indicators collected by respected organizations.
Anti-Corruption
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)
Civic Space
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)
Open Policy Making
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)
Access to Information
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)
Fiscal Openness
Implication
IRM-Based Findings
Score (0-4)