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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Number of identity theft incidents in Australia 2016
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Frank on .

Partially successful.

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 .

Partially successful.

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 .

Partially successful.

    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 .

Successful.

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 .

Successful.

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 .

Successful.

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 .

Successful.

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...
FOIREQ16/00021 - Privacy Complaint Statistics - Commonwealth Department of Veterans' Affairs
Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Mr Knowles (Account suspended) on .

Long overdue.

To clarify, the spreadsheet attached to my FOI request was a comprehension aid only (to help understand what I was looking for, as obviously it can...
Applications to have individuals declared vexatious under s 89K
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .

Partially successful.

Email 2 of 3   Dear Mr Fairless,   Please find my second email with the documents at issue attached.   Kind regards,   Kevin   Kevi...
Notice of Appeal
Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Ben Fairless on .

Long overdue.

Happy to withdraw the Telstra part of my request. Yours sincerely, Ben Fairless
Maximum disclosure principle of FOI legislation
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ha on .

Partially successful.

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 .

Partially successful.

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 .

Successful.

Dear Mr Fairless   Thank you for your email.   I have treated your request as a request for administrative access.   Please find attached a...
Grubb v Telstra
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Grubb on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Grubb Please find attached correspondence from this office regarding your FOI request dated 6 October 2014. Regards Caren Whip Office of the...
AFP Self Report - Privacy Breach
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .

Successful.

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 .

Successful.

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

Partially successful.

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...
IGB
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to MJ on .

Information not held.

Dear MJ Please find attached a copy of my decision on your FOI request. Information about your review rights is included. Yours sincerely Caren Whip...
Request review of the denial for Nomination documents for Terry Romaro's Order of Australia Medal
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Andrew Laughton on .

Waiting clarification.

Our reference: MR13/00146       Mr Andrew Laughton Right to Know By email: [1][FOI #98 email]       Dear Mr Laughton Your applica...
Private and financial information moved overseas by organisations.
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Christopher Bennett on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Bennett Thank you for your email. I can see that you are seeking information about the privacy requirements on organisations sending persona...
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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