Australia

OECD member since 1971

This set of indicators covers regulations and practice related to conflict-of-interest management, lobbying, political finance and transparency of public information. Data is currently available for 2022 and 2023 for OECD members and 2024 for non-OECD members.

Only available data

Regulatory framework for access to information and open data

ARG	ARG	ARM	AUS	AUS	AUT	AUT	BEL	BOL	BIH	BRA	BRA	BGR	CAN	CAN	CHL	CHL	COL	CRI	CRI	HRV	CZE	CZE	DNK	DNK	DOM	ECU	EST	EST	FIN	FIN	FRA	FRA	DEU	GRC	GRC	GTM	HND	HUN	ISL	ISL	IDN	IRL	IRL	ISR	ISR	ITA	ITA	JPN	JOR	KAZ	KOR	KOR	XKX	LVA	LVA	LTU	LTU	LUX	LUX	MEX	MEX	MDA	MAR	NLD	NLD	NZL	NOR	NOR	PRY	PER	PER	POL	POL	PRT	PRT	ROU	ROU	SRB	SYC	SVK	SVK	SVN	SVN	ESP	ESP	SWE	SWE	CHE	THA	TUR	TUR	UKR	GBR	GBR	USA	USA	ARG	ARM	AUS	AUT	BEL	BOL	BIH	BRA	BGR	CAN	CHL	COL	CRI	HRV	CZE	DNK	DOM	ECU	EST	FIN	FRA	DEU	GRC	GTM	HND	HUN	ISL	IDN	IRL	ISR	ITA	JPN	JOR	KAZ	KOR	XKX	LVA	LTU	LUX	MEX	MDA	MAR	NLD	NZL	NOR	PRY	PER	POL	PRT	ROU	SRB	SYC	SVK	SVN	ESP	SWE	CHE	THA	TUR	UKR	GBR	USA	OECD_AVG	OECD_AVG	OECD_AVG	APAC_AVG	APAC_AVG	APAC_AVG	APAC_AVG	EU27_AVG	EU27_AVG	EU27_AVG	EU27_AVG	Eurasia_AVG	Eurasia_AVG	LAC_AVG	LAC_AVG	LAC_AVG	LAC_AVG	MEA_AVG	MEA_AVG	SE_Europe_AVG	SE_Europe_AVG	SE_Europe_AVG	BEST	BEST	BEST	BEST	ALL_AVG	ALL_AVG	ALL_AVG	ALL_AVG	OECD_ACC_AVG	OECD_ACC_AVG	OECD_ACC_AVG	OECD_ACC_AVG	OECD_PARTNER_AVG	OECD_PARTNER_AVG	OECD_PARTNER_AVG
100	100	66.7	55.6	55.6	77.8	33.3	77.8	55.6	66.7	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	66.7	66.7	88.9	55.6	55.6	88.9	77.8	66.7	66.7	55.6	66.7	88.9	88.9	77.8	77.8	66.7	88.9	88.9	88.9	66.7	66.7	77.8	55.6	100	66.7	66.7	55.6	88.9	77.8	44.4	44.4	77.8	77.8	55.6	33.3	55.6	55.6	55.6	77.8	66.7	44.4	77.8	66.7	77.8	55.6	77.8	66.7	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	55.6	44.4	33.3	33.3	88.9	88.9	66.7	55.6	88.9	88.9	66.7	66.7	55.6	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	66.7	88.9	77.8	55.6	44.4	44.4	33.3	44.4	44.4	88.9	55.6	55.6	66.7	66.7	100	66.7	55.6	77.8	77.8	55.6	66.7	77.8	77.8	77.8	66.7	88.9	55.6	88.9	77.8	66.7	66.7	88.9	88.9	77.8	88.9	88.9	66.7	77.8	55.6	100	66.7	55.6	88.9	44.4	77.8	55.6	33.3	55.6	55.6	77.8	66.7	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	77.8	55.6	44.4	33.3	88.9	66.7	88.9	66.7	55.6	77.8	77.8	77.8	88.9	55.6	44.4	33.3	44.4	88.9	55.6	66.7	62.3	71.9	70.8	55.6	44.4	55.6	51.9	66.7	77.8	78.3	78.7	72.2	72.2	75.9	63	79.4	71.8	63	63	73.3	66.7	72.2	100	88.9	100	100	64.5	65.6	72.9	69.9	88.9	64.4	83.3	73.6	65.9	66.7	66

List of indicators for Accountability of Public Policy Making

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Top performing and underperforming criteria in Australia

This table shows the criteria within this dataset where the selected country performs the most above and below average. OECD countries are compared to the OECD average and partner countries are compared to the partner country average. Only criteria fulfilled by less than 40% of countries are shown as leading, and only criteria fulfilled by more than 40% of countries are shown as lagging.


The only restrictions to access to public information allowed are listed by law and are in line with the Tromso Convention.	84% of OECD countries fulfill	63% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Lagging
Regulations ban contributions from foreign states or enterprises.	82% of OECD countries fulfill	75% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Lagging
Regulations ban contributions from publicly owned enterprises.	82% of OECD countries fulfill	75% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Lagging
The submission rate of interest declarations from members of the highest bodies of the judiciary is at least 80% for the past four years.	29% of OECD countries fulfill	25% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Leading
The code of conducts that regulates interactions between public officials and lobbyists is supported by practical examples of at-risk or undesirable behaviours and situations.	34% of OECD countries fulfill	3% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Leading
At least one investigation was carried out for non-compliance with the regulation of lobbying activities or incomplete or erroneous disclosure of information during the latest full calendar year.	34% of OECD countries fulfill	3% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill	Leading


A supervisory body responsible for public information issues is established.	71% of OECD countries fulfill	59% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
The management board or the head of the supervisory body for public information is appointed for a fixed term and can be dismissed during this term only in strictly defined cases.	58% of OECD countries fulfill	38% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
Appeals against decisions of the body specialised in public information are decided by a body independent of all parties.	55% of OECD countries fulfill	44% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
Statistical data on requests for access to information and decisions have been aggregated and published by a relevant public body for the past three years.	55% of OECD countries fulfill	38% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
Inspections of compliance were conducted by the relevant supervisory body within the latest full calendar year.	53% of OECD countries fulfill	34% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
Sanctions for non-compliance were imposed by the relevant supervisory body within the latest full calendar year.	21% of OECD countries fulfill	19% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
A central government unit or independent body is responsible for open data policy.	95% of OECD countries fulfill	56% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill
A monitoring function for open data policy is established at the level of the central government.	84% of OECD countries fulfill	50% of OECD partner and accession countries fulfill