Government agency denies threatening Right to Know transparency website
by Christopher Knaus from on (#52WC7)
Public Service Commission warned site of possible liability for defamatory content on its public servants
A leading federal government agency sent a legal letter to a volunteer-run transparency website hosting freedom of information documents, warning that website operators may be liable" for defamatory content published on their website.
The Australian Public Service Commission denies it intended to threaten the not-for-profit Right to Know website when its chief legal counsel sent a letter in October, demanding the site remove defamatory material".
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