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The information described in our disclosure log has been released by the OAIC under the Freedom of Information (FOI) Act and is available for public access.

We maintain at least two financial years of disclosure log entries on our website. Disclosure log entries from July 2011 to June 2017 can be viewed on Trove.

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Reference number
FOIREQ20/00138
Date of access
31 August 2020
FOI request

A document that contains a list of all the position/job titles of every non-APS contractor working within your department and the number of contractors that hold each position title.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ20/00138 Documents (PDF, 596 KB)
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Reference number
FOIREQ20/00141
Date of access
31 August 2020
FOI request

A list of all IC review matters naming the Department of Home Affairs as the applicant or respondent, where the Deputy Commissioner Elizabeth Hamptom [sic] has cleared or approved draft decisions prior to escalation to the Information Commissioner, or where the Deputy Commissioner has cleared or approved a preliminary view prior to IC review. Please also include matters where third parties have been joined to proceedings. where the third party is a current or former employee of the department.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ20/00141 Documents (PDF, 137 KB)
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Reference number
FOIREQ20/00131
Date of access
20 August 2020
FOI request
  1. Since the NDB scheme came into effect, how many breaches have been reported to the OAIC by entities with:
    1-19 employees?
    20-199 employees?
    200+ employees?
    sole traders (non-employing)?
  2. Since the NDB scheme came into effect, how many data breaches have been reported in each State and Territory?
Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ20/00131 Documents (PDF, 125 KB)
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No documents could be found in relation to point 1.

One document was released in full in relation to point 2.

Reference number
FOIREQ20/00110
Date of access
3 August 2020
FOI request

The research report produced from tender ID: CN3672617  

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ20/00110 Documents (PDF, 2.3 MB)
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The document is a research paper authored by Salinger Privacy which examines the definition of personal information. The report is independently prepared and intended to contribute to the OAIC’s internal deliberations.

Reference number
FOIREQ20/00115
Date of access
7 July 2020
FOI request

A copy of the 'B' folder containing background material for the Commissioner's Senate Estimates appearance on Tuesday 3 March 2020. Limited to material related to the Commissioner's FOI functions.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ20/00115 Documents (PDF, 42 MB)
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Reference number
FOIREQ20/00088
Date of access
29 June 2020
FOI request

The final report or latest draft of report by external consultant Synergy on the opportunities for efficiencies in the IC review process.

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FOIREQ20/00088 Documents (PDF, 9.7 MB)
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Reference number
FOIREQ20/00095
Date of access
9 June 2020
FOI request
  1. All documents containing current guidelines, directives or policies prepared or distributed internally by the OAIC in relation to the handling of freedom of information requests
  2. All documents containing sample or template letters that departmental officers use as the basis of – or to assist them in preparing – written responses to freedom of information requests received by the OAIC and correspondence regarding those requests.
Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ20/00095 Documents (PDF, 1.5 MB)
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Reference number
FOIREQ20/00067
Date of access
20 May 2020
FOI request

Any final executive briefs or policy documents made since 1 April 2019 regarding the 'overlap' or respective roles of the OAIC and the ACCC regarding data protection/privacy and regulatory enforcement regarding data protection/privacy.

Information published in the disclosure log
FOIREQ20/00067 Documents (PDF, 42 MB)
Other information

Partial access provided.