HIDE & SEEK

edia consultant and researcher Gavin Ellis is particularly concerned about democracy in the local government sector. “If you look at the Local Government Official Information and Meetings Act, if the purpose is to honour the democratic obligation of transparency, then editor-in-chief. “The Official Information Act has many faults, but for those who persevere, with the benefit of the Ombudsman, the Government usually sees the writing on the wall. But the processes with local government are so much more convoluted.”