The National Assembly has passed the Law on Access to Information (amended), this Law takes effect from September 1, 2026.
This Law consists of 4 Chapters with 31 Articles regulating the implementation of citizens' right to access information; responsibilities of state agencies and public non-business units responsible for providing basic and essential public non-business services in ensuring citizens' right to access information.
According to the Law, the National Assembly, the National Assembly Standing Committee, People's Councils at all levels, the Vietnam Fatherland Front and competent agencies and organizations, within the scope of their tasks and powers, shall supervise the enforcement of citizens' right to access information in accordance with the law.
In particular, the person requesting information provision has the right to complain and sue against agencies, units, and persons responsible for providing information as stipulated in Article 10 of this Law.
In addition, citizens have the right to denounce violations of the law on access to information.
Complaints, denunciations, and lawsuits in accessing information are carried out in accordance with the provisions of law on complaints, denunciations, and administrative proceedings, unless other relevant laws stipulate otherwise.
Also according to the amended Law on Access to Information, agencies and units are responsible for implementing measures to ensure the right to access information.
Create favorable conditions for people with disabilities, ethnic minorities, people living in border areas, islands, mountainous areas, ethnic minority areas, areas with difficult and extremely difficult socio-economic conditions to exercise the right to access information.
Agencies and units create conditions and encourage businesses, organizations, and individuals to research and apply scientific and technological advances in building public information systems.
Responsible for upgrading and investing in specialized equipment to serve the information provision activities of agencies and units in border areas, islands, mountainous areas, ethnic minority areas, areas with difficult and extremely difficult socio-economic conditions in accordance with relevant laws.
The electronic information portal and electronic information page of agencies and units are connected and integrated with the electronic information portal and electronic information page of affiliated agencies and units to update and share information, creating convenience for citizens.
Agencies and units are responsible for maintaining, storing, and updating information databases, ensuring that information is systematic, complete, comprehensive, easy to look up, download, and use.
Agencies and units are responsible for reviewing, classifying, checking and ensuring the confidentiality of information before it is provided.
