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THE state government is refusing to release cabinet documents despite passing a 10-year publication embargo because they reveal personal opinions of ministers at the time.

The refusal raises questions about the Keneally government's commitment to its new freedom-of-information regime and the promise to make publicly available large amounts of previously secret information.

Under the Government Information (Public Access) Act, cabinet documents cease to be exempt from public requests for access if 10 years have passed since the calendar year in which the papers were written.
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In May the Premier, Kristina Keneally, directed all ministers and heads of department to ''comply with both the letter and the spirit'' of the new legislation, which replaced the complex and widely criticised Freedom of Information Act.

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