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Reference number
FOIREQ19/00121
Date of access
4 July 2019
FOI request

Notifiable Data Breaches received by the OAIC that were attributed as being a result of hacking.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ19/00121 Documents (PDF, 637 KB)
Other information

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Please note that the OAIC may receive multiple notifications about the same data breach, where it affects personal information held by more than one entity (known as multi-party breaches). These are counted as a single notification in our quarterly statistics report, as well as in our 12-month Insights Report.

Reference number
FOIREQ19/00102
Date of access
11 June 2019
FOI request

All correspondence between Andrew Solomon and the Department of Home Affairs (or its representatives) in relation to the ongoing asylum seeker data breach complaint matter between January 2018 and the current day.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ19/00102 Documents (PDF, 970 KB)
Other information

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Reference number
FOIREQ19/00089
Date of access
23 May 2019
FOI request

A summary of the functions of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ19/00089 Documents (PDF, 1.9 MB)
Other information

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Reference number
FOIREQ19/00075
Date of access
22 May 2019
FOI request

Documents, including but not limited to forms and email correspondence, concerning the Facebook security breach (discovered in January) where millions of passwords were stored in plain text on Facebook's internal servers, and any impact on Australian citizens. The breach is detailed here by Facebook. The request was for any exchange between Facebook and the OAIC regarding this matter.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ19/00075 Documents (PDF, 951 KB)
Other information

Partial access provided.

Released in part subject to s 47E(d).

The applicant agreed to exclude the names and contact details of Facebook personnel from the scope of the request.

Reference number
FOIREQ19/00067
Date of access
14 May 2019
FOI request

Request for the information that the Review found there to be a clear public interest in, and that it recommended be precisely and publicly reported. Specifically, I seek access to the names and associated remuneration of OAIC’s key management personnel for the 2015/16, 2016/17 and 2017/18 financial years. For the purpose of my request, the OAIC’s management personnel constitute OAIC staff who are/were categorised as SES in the relevant periods.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ19/00067 Documents (PDF, 897 KB)
Other information

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The request was taken to include the SES associated remuneration of the OAIC’s key management personnel in the financial years listed.

Reference number
FOIREQ19/00063
Date of access
11 April 2019
FOI request
  1. A document, submission or things showing the group of individuals involved in enactment and enforcement of the no smoking policies of Commonwealth Government Departments and their related State counterparts
  2. A document, submission or things that identifies which Political entity/ies the originating policies referred to in Item 1 pertain to.
  3. A document, submission or things that identifies the Senators or Ministers and their Government Department portfolio responsibilities at the time relating to Items 1 and 2.
  4. A document, agreement, contract or things that refers to the Government Departments or participants in the approval processes for importing and distributing tobacco and related products into Australia.
  5. A document, submission or thing that reliably identifies which religious or racial interests are represented in relation to Items 1-4 based on either Charitable Undertakings or work related employment contracts.
Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ19/00063 Documents (PDF, 9.3 MB)
Other information

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Reference number
FOIREQ19/00061
Date of access
10 April 2019
FOI request

All disclosures made to the minister under [s 29 of the PGPA Act] by deputy commissioner Elizabeth Hampton since her appointment.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ19/00061 Documents (PDF, 1.4 MB)
Other information

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Personal information has been redacted for publication on disclosure log.

Reference number
FOIREQ19/00058
Date of access
3 April 2019
FOI request

Documents relating to the OAIC’s review of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) and accessibility.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ19/00058 Documents (PDF, 547 KB)
Other information

Full access provided.