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Our FOI disclosure log
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.
We maintain at least two financial years of disclosure log entries on our website. Earlier disclosure log entries can be viewed on Trove.
If you’re looking for information that is not available on our disclosure log, you can email us at foi@oaic.gov.au or contact our enquiries line to ask for the document.
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Documents are made available for download in PDF format. If you are unable to access this format, please email us at foi@oaic.gov.au or contact our enquiries line and we will try to provide the document in an alternate format (for example, in Word or large-print hard copy). The OAIC does not impose a charge for providing access to information on our disclosure log.
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Total results: 154.
…documents held by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, between 25 March 2020 to present, regarding the following:
- Advice provided to the Department of Premier and Cabinet or the Prime Minister’s Office regarding the application of the FOI Act to the National Cabinet.
- Email correspondence with the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet or the Prime Minister’s Office that relates to the above.
Documents (briefs and internal advice) which consider the application of the FOI Act to the National Cabinet in the possession of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Partial access provided.
Published 23 October 2020.
Application is made under the Freedom of Information Act for information or documents held about speaking with parties to privacy complaints via telephone.
Application is made under the Freedom of Information Act for Information or documents held about speaking with [a named individual] via telephone.
Full access provided.
Published 9 October 2020.
I wish to obtain access to official information held by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. The official information sought is not available in discrete form, in the written documents of the agency, therefore I request the agency to produce a written document containing the information in discrete form by use of computer to retrieve and collate the stored official information sought.
I request access to such a compiled document that provides the following information in the layout requested:
Table One FY19/20 FY18/19
* FOI section 15AB Applications Received
* FOI section 15AB Applications Approved
(any application not refused)
* FOI section 15AB Applications Refused
(any application refused/rejected)
* FOI section 15AB Applications Withdrawn
(any application withdrawn by agency)
Table Two (FY19/20 only)
Column One - List of all agencies, sorted by number of Section 15AB applications received from (descending order)
Column Two - Section 15AB Applications Received
Column Three - Section 15AB Applications Approved (any application not refused)
Column Four - Section 15AB Applications Refused (any application refused/rejected)
Column Five - Section 15AB Applications Withdrawn (any application withdrawn by agency)
Full access provided
Secondary document link
Published 9 October 2020.
Documents (from 1 January 2020 - 31 July 2020) relating to the introduction and use of digital platforms and technologies for use by schools during the remote learning arrangements, and the privacy/ data safety considerations relevant to the adoption and use of these digital platforms.
Document types: Departmental policies, official advice and final briefings
Only documents primarily related to remote learning and digital technologies and children’s privacy / data security.
That is, where the discussion of remote learning, digital technologies and privacy/data security is addressed in more than 1-2 sentences of the whole document.
Full access provided.
Published 9 October 2020.
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.
Full access provided.
Published 7 September 2020.
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.
Full access provided.
Published 14 September 2020.
- 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)? - Since the NDB scheme came into effect, how many data breaches have been reported in each State and Territory?
Partial access provided
No documents could be found in relation to point 1.
One document was released in full in relation to point 2.
Published 7 September 2020.
The research report produced from tender ID: CN3672617
Full access provided.
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.
Published 21 August 2020.