Typical examples of these documents are those relating to matters that have not yet been decided. The amendment of the Penal Code, for its part, promotes the possibilities of the authorities to participate in public debate in their areas. Access to information will have to be promoted The right of access to information contained in documents in possession of the authorities is a basic right. Because under the Constitution, public power has to promote the practical implementation of basic rights, the authorities are enacted an obligation to promote this access. The authorities have to ensure that documents central to their activity are easily available.
Indexes have to be maintained of material in the public domain.
The authorities themselves actively have to produce information on their activities and social conditions. This information includes e.g. publications describing the activities of the authority, statistics and a register of decisions made. The Act also requires that the authorities ensure the availability of this information by making it available e.g. in libraries and data networks. What is also new is the obligation laid down for all those exercising public authority to inform people of their activities. This obligation has been part of the legislation on municipalities for a long time already.