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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: 154.
I note the Guardian newspaper recently reported, on 17 November 2021, on contraventions of the FOI Act engaged in by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet here: https://aus01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2021/nov/17/prime-ministers-department-breached-foi-laws-over-release-of-brittany-higgins-documents
Under the FOI Act, I seek a copy of any document contained within the OAIC email accounts of Angelene Falk and/or Elizabeth Hampton that relates or refers to the above article.
Partial access
Noting the article refers to an investigation conducted by the OAIC into DPMC’s compliance with the FOI Act, under the FOI Act I seek a copy of any and all documents given to DPMC by the OAIC pursuant to s.86(2) of the FOI Act in relation to the investigation referred to in the article…”
Access in full provided to 5 documents. Access in part provided to 2 documents.
Documents 1-4 are attached.
Documents 5-7 are published on the OAIC disclosure log on 8 April 2021 in response to a previous FOI request, and can be accessed via https://oaic.gov.au/assets/about-us/access-our-information/foi-disclosure-log/foireq21-00019.pdf
“… a copy of the report of the OAIC investigation into compliance with statutory timeframes by the Office of the Prime Minister and Cabinet, notice on completion dated 5/10/21, summarised on the OAIC website: https://www.oaic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/11723/20211122-Outcomes-of-investigations-summary-table.pdf...”
Access provided in full.
"Any advice that the OAIC provided that compared the privacy protections of the centralised model that COVIDSafe adopted with the privacy-preserving approach of the decentralised model of Google and Apple’s Exposure Notifications"
Full access provided to 7 documents in full with irrelevant material removed.
“EoT applications to OAIC received from FOI agencies
For Dec Received Approved Refused Withdrawn
Dec 2021
Dec 2020
Dec 2019
Dec 2018
Dec 2017
Dec 2016
Dec 2015…”
Full access provided to one document created under s 17
“I seek that the s 17 document produced in FOIREQ21/00158, be reproduced but with an additional two additional columns added to the existing FOIREQ21/00158 produced document, those two columns being:
* the date the s 70 complaint was received by the OAIC; and
* the date of the last RESOLVE entry for the s 70 complaint of that row”
Full access provided to one document created under s 17
The scope of the FOI request was:
- The brief to PWC for COVIDsafe app assessments
- All reports and updates from PWC in relation to the Covidsafe app assessments produced in accordance with the below contract
https://www.tenders.gov.au/Cn/Show/a80f68a1-6ea2-49b2-8355-081bfdf64047
Please reduce the scope to Assessment 1.
Released in part.
Published 9 September 2021.
‘…documents related to the number of complaints made to the commission. Related to any type of review not completed within One Callander [sic] year from the date of the review request [.] The duration span related to documents, One year’
Released in full