Right to Information (RTI) Public Consultation 2020 by CIJ Malaysia

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* 1. Please identify yourself.

Name *

Organisation (if applicable)

Position

Email address *

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* 2. How relevant to you is information held by public officials at the following levels?

	Very	Somewhat	Not very	Not at all
Federal government	Federal government Very	Federal government Somewhat	Federal government Not very	Federal government Not at all
State government	State government Very	State government Somewhat	State government Not very	State government Not at all
Local council	Local council Very	Local council Somewhat	Local council Not very	Local council Not at all

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* 3. How easy do you feel it is to find and access existing information from these levels of government?

	Very	Somewhat	Not very	Not at all
Federal government	Federal government Very	Federal government Somewhat	Federal government Not very	Federal government Not at all
State government	State government Very	State government Somewhat	State government Not very	State government Not at all
Local council	Local council Very	Local council Somewhat	Local council Not very	Local council Not at all

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* 4. Do you think that government data made publicly available will… ?

	Yes	No	I don't know
Improve the quality of government services	Improve the quality of government services Yes	Improve the quality of government services No	Improve the quality of government services I don't know
Allow citizens such as yourself to have more impact on decisions related to public affairs	Allow citizens such as yourself to have more impact on decisions related to public affairs Yes	Allow citizens such as yourself to have more impact on decisions related to public affairs No	Allow citizens such as yourself to have more impact on decisions related to public affairs I don't know
Make the government and other state mechanisms more accountable to the public	Make the government and other state mechanisms more accountable to the public Yes	Make the government and other state mechanisms more accountable to the public No	Make the government and other state mechanisms more accountable to the public I don't know
Promote transparency by government officials	Promote transparency by government officials Yes	Promote transparency by government officials No	Promote transparency by government officials I don't know
Allow media to cover government activities more thoroughly	Allow media to cover government activities more thoroughly Yes	Allow media to cover government activities more thoroughly No	Allow media to cover government activities more thoroughly I don't know

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* 5. If Malaysia had a law on Right to Information (RTI), what kind of information are you most likely to request from the federal government, your state government and/or local council? For example, spending of public institutions or management of utility services.

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* 6. Please list the types of information you think should be confidential and exempted from disclosure or be made public. For example, deployment of military troops or personal data of individuals.

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* 7. If we have an RTI law, should the public have to pay for access to information held by the public authorities (government) and why? If they do, what should the charges be like?

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* 8. If Malaysia passes a law on RTI, what would you like to see contained within the law?

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* 9. Which law/s do you think will have to be repealed or amended to ensure that it does not impede the adoption or full implementation of a law on RTI?

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* 10. What would you be most interested to learn about RTI, if you were to join a campaign or obtain materials on the subject?