Our FOI disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00157

Date of access

29 April 2025

Published on

29 April 2025

FOI request

All Department of Veteran Affairs (DVA) correspondence, including but not limited to reports and submissions relating to the OAICs publication, ‘Messaging apps: a report on Australian Government agency practices and policies, A report to the Attorney-General by the Australian Information Commissioner’, dated 27 February 2025.

Other information

Partial access to three documents

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00159

Date of access

22 April 2025

Published on

23 April 2025

FOI request

FOI stats submissions made to the OAIC by the NDIA across the period January 2021 – 21 March 2025

Other information

Full access to one document; s 17

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00115

Date of access

7 April 2025

Published on

9 April 2025

FOI request

1. Copies of information showing the breakdown of all WFH employees by gender (male, female, or other gender) since the inception of the WFH policy by OAIC until 10/3/25 inclusive.
2. Copies of information showing the breakdown of all WFH employees by APS, SES, statutory officers and contractor classifications since the inception of WFH policy until 10/3/25 inclusive.
3. Copies of information showing the breakdown of WFH employees by OAIC's functional and/or operational work areas since the inception of the WFH policy until 10/3/25 inclusive.
4. Copies of information showing whether there has been reductions in OAIC expenditures including office costs and lease payments since the inception of the WFH policy until 10/3/25 inclusive.
5. Copies of information showing the breakdown of WFH employees by Australian States since the inception of the WFH policy by OAIC until 10/3/25 inclusive.

Other information

nil

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00112

Date of access

4 April 2025

Published on

9 April 2025

FOI request

I request a copy of the OAIC’s Fraud and Corruption Control Plan required under the Commonwealth Fraud and Corruption Control Framework 2024. I include within the meaning of Fraud and Corruption Control Plan any equivalent document developed pursuant to the requirements of s 10(b) of the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 (Cth) (part of what is also referred to as the Fraud and Corruption Rule).

Other information

S47E(a), s47E(c), s47E(d)

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00062

Date of access

2 April 2025

Published on

4 April 2025

FOI request

• Information showing total time (hours, days or both) Ms Whip took to prepare and settle her affidavit dated 5/12/24.
• Copies of current job description (principal director - head of corporate legal services) and former job description as general counsel.
• Copy of the commissioner's delegated authority authorising general counsel to give affidavit evidence in the proceedings.
• Copies of quotations sought from all law firms regarding advice and representation regarding the proceedings.
• Information showing the basis of selecting HR for advisory and representation in the proceedings over other suppliers.
• Copies of s23 Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act (Rule 18) approvals for spending public funds in the proceedings.
• Copies of all documents including tax invoices from HR showing total amounts charged/paid from the date of its engagement until 31/1/25 inclusive.
• Copies of documents relating to the restructure of the respondent agency including start and end dates of the restructuring.
• Copies of documents showing the number of staff including their APS/SES classifications and job titles that left and/or were made redundant due to the restructure.
• Copies of the agency's organisation structure after the restructuring.
• Copies of General Counsel’s legal practising certificate for 2024 and 2025.

Information showing the reasons why OAIC failed to file the T Documents in the review Singh v AIC reference 2024//8023 in the ART despite ART's notice to OAIC dated 15/10/24, From ART's attached letter OAIC was required to file T Documents within 5 weeks from 15/10/24

Other information

Release in part; s 42, s 47(1)(b), s 47E(d), s 47F, s 47G

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00100

Date of access

26 March 2025

Published on

2 April 2025

FOI request

• Any staff email communications issued by Elizabeth Tydd or the OAIC People & Culture team to OAIC employees on Thursday, 21 November 2024 relating to the release of the new OAIC structure. This should include any and all attachments showing the new structure and vacant positions that remain in each team, I am not requesting the names of employees in the structure - any names can be redacted/excluded.
• A copy of the OAIC people and culture team structure as of 1 December 2024, 1 January 2025 and 1 February 2025, including all position titles and classification levels, this does not need to include anyone's name but should include both vacant and filled roles.”

Other information

Release in part; 47F

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00068

Date of access

6 March 2025

Published on

19 March 2025

FOI request

Access to the Privacy Impact Assessment related to the OAIC’s Resolve case management tool, reference D2024/009317

Other information

Release in part; 47E(d)

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00040

Date of access

12 March 2025

Published on

12 March 2025

FOI request

We would like access to the anonymised data source behind the:

• Notifiable Data Breaches Report: January to June 2024
• Notifiable Data Breaches Report: January to June 2023
• Notifiable Data Breaches Report: January to June 2022

Other information

Released in full – Section 17.

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00073

Date of access

10 March 2025

Published on

11 March 2025

FOI request

Under FOI could I please be provided any template or suchlike the IC provides its own IC decision makers to assist them in drafting reasons for decisions on matters which may be provisionally FOI s42 LPP.

Other information

Release in part – section 22.

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ25/00065

Date of access

4 March 2025

Published on

5 March 2025

FOI request

I am seeking access to the dataset associated with the OAIC’s last review of the Information Publication Scheme (conducted from 2023 with an associated report published earlier this year

Other information

Internal review decision

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