Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Part of the Attorney-General portfolio and a Federal authority, also called OAIC

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has three sets of functions. They are: freedom of information functions, in particular, oversight of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and review of decisions made by agencies and ministers under that Act. - privacy functions, conferred by the Privacy Act 1988 and other laws - government information policy functions, conferred on the Australian Information Commissioner under theAustralian Information Commissioner Act 2010.

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Privacy Act s 98 Information Commissioner Initiated Applications
Request to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Verity Pane. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

Partially successful.

I make this note only for a purpose to make something clear to other users of Right to Know. In the first email the applicant mentions "s 17 FOI reques...
Request for summary FOI information
Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Verity Pane on .

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Thank you for your decision, the information provided is quite useful, and will be a beneficial aid to interpretation when the Australian National A...
Complaint Statistical Reports Produced in 2016
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Verity Pane on .

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Dear Ms Pane   A decision and the documents you requested on 22 April 2017 are attached to this email.   Regards   Raewyn Harlock | Assist...
Information on all Privacy and IC review complaints currently open for 360 days or older
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Verity Pane on .

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Thank you for your email.   I am out of the office on Friday 19 May 2017 and will return on Monday 22 May 2017. I will respond to you then.  ...
Number of identity theft incidents in Australia 2016
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Frank on .

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Dear Frank Thank you for your enquiry. The Office of the Information Commissioner (OAIC) has a voluntary scheme for data breach notification and a ma...
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Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Verity Pane on .

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Thank you for providing your response and some of the information sought. As case numbers are irrelevant, I have no objection to their exclusion,...
Records relating to consultations ABS had with OAIC regarding Census 2016
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Verity Pane on .

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    Our Ref: FOIREQ16/00046   Dear Ms Pane,   Please find attached the documents relevant to the FOI decision issued by the OAIC on 24 Nov...
Abiltiy to request patient records from your vet
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Jacqueline on .

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Dear Jacqueline Thank you for your enquiry. I apologise for the delay in our response. Generally speaking, the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (the F...
FOI Delegations - 2016
Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Ben Fairless on .

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Thanks for the information. OAIC setting the Gold Standard as always for the release of information timely, and with minimal fuss. Yours sincerely...
OAIC documents held regarding FOI request to the AFP
Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by CD on .

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Thank you for finalising this FOI request in a timely manner. I appreciate the OAIC's decision to release the total schedule of documents. Yours s...
Correspondence related to Right to Know
Request to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Ben Fairless. Annotated by Locutus Sum on .

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I think that some of the comments from the ATO General Counsel (as a person can read in the documents from the Office of the Australian Information Com...
Applications to have individuals declared vexatious under s 89K
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .

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Email 2 of 3   Dear Mr Fairless,   Please find my second email with the documents at issue attached.   Kind regards,   Kevin   Kevi...
Maximum disclosure principle of FOI legislation
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ha on .

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Dear Ha Thank you for your enquiry. The [1]Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010 (Reform Act) included a number of changes to the [2]Fr...
Conduct of functions of OAIC from 1 January 2015
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Peter Timmins on .

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Dear Mr Timmins   Please find attached the decision, schedule and relevant documents in relation to your request.   Kind regards   Rocelle...
FOIable Agencies
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .

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Dear Mr Fairless   Thank you for your email.   I have treated your request as a request for administrative access.   Please find attached a...
AFP Self Report - Privacy Breach
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .

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Dear Mr Fairless I refer to your request for: a copy of the initial report that the Australian Federal Police made to the Privacy Commissioner whi...
ASIC file ref: CCU-10/0195
Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by JS on .

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Thank you. Yours sincerely, JS
Advice Relating to US Surveillance Programs
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Geordie Guy on .

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Dear Mr Guy Thank you for your email and bringing this error to my attention. The response has now been sent to the correct Right to Know address. Th...
Correspondence re Open Government Partnership since 1 January 2012
Request to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Open Gov Advocate. Annotated by Peter Timmins on .

Successful.

For comment on this process - hat tip to the OAIC for speedy no-nonsense access - and the content of the documents released see http://foi-privacy.blog...

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