Personal requests, such as individuals seeking their own government records, would remain free. Under the bill, cabinet exemptions would expand from documents prepared for the “dominant purpose” of cabinet consideration to those prepared for any “substantive purpose” of informing cabinet. “I think most people … would find it surprising that people can put in anonymous FOI requests. The government insists the changes are necessary so public servants can be “frank” in their policy advice without fear of disclosure. Australia’s FOI system has been under scrutiny for several years.