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RSS feedThe information described in our disclosure log has been released by the OAIC under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and is available for public access.
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Total results: 190.
Please provide me with a copy of the information that fall within the scope outlined in the attached schedule.
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1. current version or the most recent previous version of policies, guidelines, directives, rules, codes of practice, work instructions and procedures governing the following:
a) the enquiries made by the OAIC during the holiday and festive season seeking a response within 7 days from people who either made an FOI complaint or seek an IC review.
b) the discretion to close those FOI complaints or IC reviews if a response to an enquiry is not received by the OAIC within 7 days.
c) the conditions and circumstances in which those FOI complaints or IC reviews can be reopened if a response to an enquiry is not received by the OAIC within 7 days.
d) the process of selection of measures implemented by the OAIC to ensure, as far as practicable, that its staff adhere to its Service Charter and the APS Code of Conduct.
Full release
Date of publication
25 January 2023
A recent foi released documents referring to numerous seconded external law firm employees working embedded in the OAIC. These are law firms also working as representatives for agencies and organisations that are respondents in matters before the OAIC.
I request copy of any document that refers to how such conflicts of interest are managed.
I also request copy of a document listing cost of expenditure of external legal services (including the cost of seconding of external lawyers) for the financial years 2012-2022, by financial year.
I also request a list of external legal firms who have had seconded their employees to the OAIC, by number of employees seconded, in FY2021-2022 and FY2020-2021.
Partial Access
Date of publication
16 January 2023
I want copy of the documents released in FOIREQ22/00317 updated as at 1 November, but with the first name field for all staff unreacted and the first initial of the second name unredacted.
Partial Access
Date of publication
16 January 2023
I seek copy of all Freedom of Information Act complaints received by the OAIC in October 2022.
Personal information of private individuals (excluding Commonwealth public servants and contractors) is irrelevant.
Partial Access
Date of publication
16 January 2023
The scope of the FOI request was:
“This is a seperate FOI for copy of the 10 emails and attachments used as a scoping bundle in FOIREQ22/00253 described as being a total of 290 pages.
Personal details of third party private individuals and private businesses are out of scope.
For any practical refusal consultation I do not vary or withdraw my foi.”
4 documents released in full
6 documents released in part
Exemptions
s 22
s 42
s 47C
s 47E(d)
s 47F
Date of publication
3 January 2023
The scope of the FOI request was:
“I am requesting a copy of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's estimates briefing pack, including back pocket briefs for the 2022 October and November Budget Estimates.
I note FOI decision FOI21/046 which saw the Attorney-General’s Department release of similar documentation held by the Attorney-General’s Department in 2021.”
Released in part
Exemptions
s 37(1)(a)
s 47E(d)
Date of publication
23 December 2022
The scope of the FOI request was:
“The OAIC has appeared (via videolink or in person) before the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislative Committee (Senate Estimates) on 7 November 2022 (Angelene Falk, Leo Hardiman, Elizabeth Hampton).
As part of the appearance of the above named OAIC officials, to enable these above named OAIC officials to address any issues or questions Committee members might raise, the OAIC prepares a 'Commissioner briefing book' or 'briefing folder' for each official appearing, that typically consists of a 'corporate folder', a 'privacy folder', an 'FOI folder', and other folders that contain 'Commissioner Briefs', 'Hot Topic Briefs', and other documents.
Excluding drafts and duplicates, I seek copy of the Index for the ComBrief book/s.
Personal information of private individuals (not Commonwealth officials) is irrelevant.”
Released in full.
Date of publication
9 December 2022
“I want copy of all s 55G decisions (excluding drafts) the OAIC received in September 2022.
The personal information of private individuals (not Commonwealth public servants and contractors) is irrelevant.”
68 documents released in part
25 documents refused in full
Exemptions
S 22
S47E(d)
Date of publication
30 November 2022