In a split 3-2 decision, the High Court has decided that the Treasurer’s certificate that documents were exempt under section 36 of the Commonwealth Freedom of Information Act was conclusive:  McKinnon v Secretary, Department of Treasury [2006] HCA 45 (6 September 2006)

A journalist had sought access to internal Treasury reports on bracket creep and the First Home Buyers Scheme.

Comment: see Open and Shut