Our FOI disclosure log

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    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00183

    Date of access

    5 October 2023

    Published on

    18 October 2023

    FOI request

    I seek under the FOI Act a copy of the 2023 APS Census report(s) specific to Freedom of Information branch and the Dispute Resolution branch of the OAIC.

    Other information

    Full access release

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ23-00183-Document-Bundle.pdf

    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00262

    Date of access

    21 December 2023

    Published on

    21 December 2023

    FOI request

    1. Current version or the most recent previous version of policies, protocols, directives, guidelines, rules, codes of practice, work instructions and procedures governing the Information Commissioner’s decision-making process under Section 54W(b) of the FOI Act, including criteria or considerations for determining the desirability of having an IC reviewable decision considered by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (“AAT”).
    2. Summaries or anonymised examples of past cases where the Information Commissioner has exercised the discretionary power under Section 54W(b), including the rationale and considerations for referring these cases to the AAT.
    3. Training materials, if any, provided to OAIC staff regarding the application of Section 54W(b) discretion, including any relevant case studies or scenarios used for training purposes.

    Note:

    1. The term ‘personal information’ in this schedule has the same meaning as in section 6(1) of the Privacy Act 1988.
    2. Names and non-personal contact details of individuals engaged in the exercise of public functions are within the scope of this application.

    Other information

    Access in full to 16 documents – irrelevant material removed under s 22

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ2300262-Document-Bundle-for-disclosure-log.pdf

    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00174

    Date of access

    13 October 2023

    Published on

    18 October 2023

    FOI request

    I request any and all documents prepared for Ms Angelene Falk's use (whether or not they were actually used) in a hearing before the Senate's Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee on 30 August 2023 in relation to the state of the Commonwealth's freedom of information system.

    Other information

    Release in part s47C, s47E(c), s47E(d) and s47F

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ23-00174-Document-Bundle-Supplementary.pdf

    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00196

    Date of access

    18 October 2023

    Published on

    18 October 2023

    FOI request

    For context, please refer to OAIC Reference FOIREQ23/000156 or visit https://www.righttoknow.org.au/request/internal_oaic_documents_relating#incoming-32045.

    I am seeking access to the following documents:

    1. Document 17 - "making and assessing FOI Complaints worksheet"
    2. Document 18 - " worksheet on deemed access refusal matters"
    3. Document 19 - "worksheet on registration and triage"
    4. Document 20 - "worksheet on extension of time matters"
    5. 5
    6. Document 44 - "Direction as to certain procedures to be followed in IC reviews: for agencies/ministers"
    7. Document 45 - "Direction as to certain procedures to be followed in IC reviews: for applicants"

    I kindly request that these documents be provided in their final version without any changes highlighted. This can be accomplished by temporarily turning off the "track changes" feature in Microsoft Word.

    Other information

    Release in full

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ2300196-combined.pdf

    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00129

    Date of access

    20 October 2023

    Published on

    23 October 2023, additional information published from page 68, 08/02/2024

    FOI request

    • Any correspondence between the OAIC and the company Clearview AI relating to the Commissioner-initiated Investigation of Clearview AI, following the Information Commissioner’s finding that Clearview AI, Inc, breached Australians’ privacy;
    • Including correspondence exchanged in relation to the litigation matter;
    • Including correspondences exchanged between the OAIC’s legal representatives and the legal representatives of Clearview AI;
    • With a relevant period of 8 May 2023 to 10 July 2023 inclusive;
    • Excluding all correspondence regarding confidentiality orders and/or stay orders; and
    • Excluding all personal information.

    Other information

    • grant full access to 38 documents, with deletions of irrelevant material only;
    • grant access in part to 1 document, with deletions of irrelevant material only;
    • refuse access in full to 7 documents.

    Ss 45, 46 of the FOI Act

    Please note that one document for which access was granted in full is currently subject to third party review rights. It will only be released once the affected third party has been given 30 days to seek review of the decision.

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ23_000129-Documents-bundle.pdf

    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00175

    Date of access

    19 October 2023

    Published on

    20 October 2023

    FOI request

    1. Maximum, minimum and median number of calendar days between the date an IC review application is received by the OAIC, and the date that it is allocated to a case officer, for IC review requests received by the OAIC for:
    • the period before 1 January 2018 from the year that the OAIC is established
    • the period from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2019, and
    • the period from 1 January 2020 to date of the FOI request.

    I would like the above statistics to be broken down if cases are assessed by complexity (i.e. if OAIC assesses case complexity by level or category). If cases are not always assessed by complexity, please provide the above statistics nonetheless without this information.

    1. Maximum, minimum and median number of calendar days between the date an IC review application is received by the OAIC, and the date that it is closed, for IC review requests received by the OAIC for:
    • the period before 1 January 2018 from the year that the OAIC is established
    • the period from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2019, and
    • the period from 1 January 2020 to date of the FOI request.

    I would like the above statistics to be broken down if cases are assessed by complexity (i.e. if OAIC assesses case complexity by level or category). If cases are not always assessed by complexity, please provide the above statistics nonetheless without this information.

    1. Any OAIC record (internal or publicly available) that document or report on Items 1 and 2 above, be it a monthly report or recommendations to improve waiting times by members of the public or make waiting times transparent to the public.

    Other information

    Access in full to 5 documents

    Access in part to one document

    S 22(1)(a)(ii) S 47E(d)

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ23-00175-Documents.pdf

    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00179

    Date of access

    30 October 2023

    Published on

    31 October 2023

    FOI request

    1. Any briefing documents, agendas, minutes and/or other documents detailing meeting outcomes of the regulator heads meetings of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-Reg).
    2. Any briefing documents, agendas, minutes and/or other documents detailing meeting outcomes of the steering committee level meetings as part of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-Reg)
    3. Any briefing documents, agendas, minutes and/or other documents detailing meeting outcomes of working group(s) meetings as part of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-Reg).

    Other information

    S 22, S 47E(c), S 47C, S 37, S 33

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ23-00179-Document-bundle.pdf

    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00173

    Date of access

    30 October 2023

    Published on

    31 October 2023

    FOI request

    “…all documents created by people who are el2 or above between 28/8-30/8 (inclusive) relating to Leo Hardiman's testimony before the Senate.”

    Other information

    S 22(1)(a)(ii), S 47E(d), S 47E(c), S 47C, S 42

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ23-00173-Document-Bundle_Part1.pdf

    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00173

    Date of access

    30 October 2023

    Published on

    31 October 2023

    FOI request

    “…all documents created by people who are el2 or above between 28/8-30/8 (inclusive) relating to Leo Hardiman's testimony before the Senate.”

    Other information

    S 22(1)(a)(ii), S 47E(d), S 47E(c), S 47C, S 42

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ23-00173-Document-Bundle_Part2.pdf

    Reference number

    FOIREQ23/00173

    Date of access

    30 October 2023

    Published on

    31 October 2023

    FOI request

    “…all documents created by people who are el2 or above between 28/8-30/8 (inclusive) relating to Leo Hardiman's testimony before the Senate.”

    Other information

    S 22(1)(a)(ii), S 47E(d), S 47E(c), S 47C, S 42

    Information published in the disclosure log

    FOIREQ23-00173-Document-Bundle_Part3.pdf

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