NSW government delays release of documents due to premier’s departmental staff being locked down

Labor opposition condemns decision to delay requests for papers as completely unacceptable'

After delaying sittings of state parliament for at least a month, the New South Wales government has cancelled another transparency process, citing Covid restrictions imposed on staff.

Up to 10 calls for papers" will not be processed because two of the three staff from the premier's department responsible for sorting through the papers produced by departments are locked down in Covid-19 hotspot local government areas.