“As governments across Australia debate the ramifications of
open source software, the NSW Department of Commerce has set up an
open source evaluation project involving some 40 agencies.“Robert Wheeler, the department’s deputy director general, said
the open source project is proceeding regardless of possible
legislation.“As a result of ministerial shuffling earlier this year, the NSW
Department of Commerce now incorporates the former stand-alone
departments of industrial relations, fair trading, information
technology, and some of public works and services…”