hello1341
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Minister for Internal Affairs
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hello1341
Internal Affairs Minister
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Reform Security Classifications And The Freedom Of Information Act
BILL
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Reform Security Classifications And The Freedom Of Information Act
1 - Short Title and Enactment
(1) This Act may be cited as the ‘The Transparency Act Of 2026'.
(2) This Act may be numbered as P.B.XXX-XXX.
(3) This Act shall be enacted immediately upon receiving assent from His Majesty the King.
(4) This Act was authored by Member of Parliament hello1341
(5) This Act has been co-sponsored by Member of Parliament Turtledude247
2 - Amendments to the Freedom of Information Act
(1) 8 - Security Clearances shall be amended in the following manner
(1) TOP SECRET - Individuals with this clearance have access to information classified as TOP SECRET.
(a) The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, and all other Cabinet Ministers are given TOP SECRET clearance.
(2) SECRET - Individuals with this clearance have access to information classified as SECRET.
(a) The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, Members of Parliament, Speaker of Parliament, Deputy Speaker of Parliament, all other Cabinet Ministers, and the Monarch are given SECRET clearance for all covered materials.
(b) Ministry Secretaries are given SECRET clearance for all covered materials within their Ministry.
(c) An authorized official may grant SECRET clearance to government employees for covered materials which fall within the scope of the employee’s duties.
(d) Ombudsmen are granted SECRET clearance to covered materials which fall within the scope of any of their investigations, and must be provided with that information upon request.
(3) OFFICIAL and PAR-OFFICIAL - Individuals with this clearance have access to information classified as OFFICIAL or PAR-OFFICIAL.
(a) The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, all other Cabinet Ministers, the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and all Members of Parliament, the Monarch, and all ombudsmen are given OFFICIAL and PAR-OFFICIAL clearance for all covered materials.
(b) Ministry Secretaries and all Ministry employees are given OFFICIAL clearance for all covered materials within their Ministry.
(c) An authorized official may grant OFFICIAL or PAR-OFFICIAL clearance to government or Parliament employees for covered materials which fall within the scope of the employee’s duties.
(4) JUDICIAL - Individuals with this clearance have access to information classified as JUDICIAL.
(a) Magistrates and Chancellors are given JUDICIAL clearance for all covered materials.
(b) The High Chancellor may grant JUDICIAL clearance to any employee of the Judiciary for covered materials which fall within the scope of the employee’s duties.
(5) ROYAL - Individuals with this clearance have access to information classified as ROYAL.
(a) The Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister, The Leader of the Opposition, and Monarch are given ROYAL classification for all covered materials.
(6) LIMITED, PAR-LIMITED, and JUD-LIMITED - Special clearances which may be granted by certain high-level officials at their discretion.
(a) The Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister may grant LIMITED clearance to any individual for specific covered materials in the government classified as OFFICIAL, SECRET, or TOP SECRET. Any LIMITED clearances are automatically revoked upon the formation of a new government.
(b) The Speaker of Parliament may grant PAR-LIMITED clearance for specific covered materials in Parliament classified as PAR-OFFICIAL. Any PAR-LIMITED clearances are automatically revoked upon the election of a new Speaker of Parliament.
(c) The High Chancellor may grant JUD-LIMITED clearance for specific covered materials in the Judiciary classified as JUDICIAL. Any JUD-LIMITED clearances are automatically revoked upon the appointment of a new High Chancellor.