This law aims to make public service agencies and Crown agents work better and be more responsible. It also wants to make sure that the documents these groups share with the public are easier to understand.
The law says that when these groups write documents for the public, they should use language that fits the people who will read it. This means the words should be right for the audience.
The law also says that the language in these documents should be clear and easy to understand. It shouldn’t be confusing or use too many words. The information should also be well organised, so it’s easy to follow.
By doing these things, the law hopes to make it easier for you to understand important information from the government and other public organisations.
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The purpose of this Act is to improve the effectiveness and accountability of public service agencies and Crown agents, and to improve the accessibility of certain documents that they make available to the public, by providing for those documents to use language that is—
