Privacy Impact Assessment of the Document Verification Service
Director
FOI and Privacy Section
Office of Corporate Counsel
Attorney-General's Department
It has been recently reported [1] that the Government has awarded the Document Verification System (DVS) to consulting firm Oakton.
I hereby request, under the Freedom of Information Act (1982), copies of documents relating to any privacy impact assessments undertaken regarding the DVS project.
I also make the application that all costs for the processing of this request be waived on the grounds that the release of this information is in the public interest, will enhance the transparency of the process and the public debate surrounding privacy issues relating to the DVS project.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Walkom
On behalf of the Australian Privacy Foundation
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Mark Walkom left an annotation ()
Hi Ben,
Thanks for that link, however it's 7 years old now and with the new APPs in force is well out of date, even more so given the failures so far of the system to perform to task.
We are also interested in what has transpired after this intial PIA, and specifically, in relation to the new contract the government has engaged in.
Regards,
Mark
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14/4214
21 March 2014
Mr Mark Walkom
Email: [FOI #560 email]
Dear Mr Walkom
Freedom of Information Request no. FOI14/039
I refer to your request for access to documents relating to the DVS project under the Freedom of Information Act 1982. I have taken your request to be for:
copies of documents relating to any privacy impact assessments undertaken regarding the DVS project.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Walkom [mailto:[FOI #560 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2014 8:57 AM
To: FOI Requests
Subject: TRIM: Freedom of Information request - Privacy Impact Assessment of the Document Verification Service
Director
FOI and Privacy Section
Office of Corporate Counsel
Attorney-General's Department
It has been recently reported [1] that the Government has awarded the Document Verification System (DVS) to consulting firm Oakton.
I hereby request, under the Freedom of Information Act (1982), copies of documents relating to any privacy impact assessments undertaken regarding the DVS project.
I also make the application that all costs for the processing of this request be waived on the grounds that the release of this information is in the public interest, will enhance the transparency of the process and the public debate surrounding privacy issues relating to the DVS project.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Walkom
On behalf of the Australian Privacy Foundation
[1]
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/374064,gov...
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Dear Mr Walkom,
A privacy impact statement regarding the DVS is available publically online: http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtection...
Please advise whether you would like to revise or withdraw your request.
Kind regards,
FOI Contact Officer
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section | Office of Corporate Counsel Attorney-General's Department | 3 - 5 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
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-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Walkom [mailto:[FOI #560 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2014 8:57 AM
To: FOI Requests
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Privacy Impact Assessment of the Document Verification Service
Director
FOI and Privacy Section
Office of Corporate Counsel
Attorney-General's Department
It has been recently reported [1] that the Government has awarded the Document Verification System (DVS) to consulting firm Oakton.
I hereby request, under the Freedom of Information Act (1982), copies of documents relating to any privacy impact assessments undertaken regarding the DVS project.
I also make the application that all costs for the processing of this request be waived on the grounds that the release of this information is in the public interest, will enhance the transparency of the process and the public debate surrounding privacy issues relating to the DVS project.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Walkom
On behalf of the Australian Privacy Foundation
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http://www.itnews.com.au/News/374064,gov...
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Dear Mr Walkom,
I refer to your request for documents.
Another privacy impact statement regarding extension of the DVS to the private sector is available publically online:
http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtection...
Please advise by email by COB Friday 28 March whether you wish to withdraw your request.
Kind regards,
FOI Contact Officer
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section | Office of Corporate Counsel Attorney-General's Department | 3 - 5 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
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-----Original Message-----
From: Raj, Prishika
Sent: Friday, 21 March 2014 5:01 PM
To: '[FOI #560 email]'
Subject: FW: Freedom of Information request - Privacy Impact Assessment of the Document Verification Service [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
UNCLASSIFIED
Dear Mr Walkom,
A privacy impact statement regarding the DVS is available publically online: http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtection...
Please advise whether you would like to revise or withdraw your request.
Kind regards,
FOI Contact Officer
Freedom of Information and Privacy Section | Office of Corporate Counsel Attorney-General's Department | 3 - 5 National Circuit, Barton ACT 2600
A: [AGD request email]
-----Original Message-----
From: Mark Walkom [mailto:[FOI #560 email]]
Sent: Tuesday, 18 March 2014 8:57 AM
To: FOI Requests
Subject: Freedom of Information request - Privacy Impact Assessment of the Document Verification Service
Director
FOI and Privacy Section
Office of Corporate Counsel
Attorney-General's Department
It has been recently reported [1] that the Government has awarded the Document Verification System (DVS) to consulting firm Oakton.
I hereby request, under the Freedom of Information Act (1982), copies of documents relating to any privacy impact assessments undertaken regarding the DVS project.
I also make the application that all costs for the processing of this request be waived on the grounds that the release of this information is in the public interest, will enhance the transparency of the process and the public debate surrounding privacy issues relating to the DVS project.
Yours faithfully,
Mark Walkom
On behalf of the Australian Privacy Foundation
[1]
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/374064,gov...
icrosoft.aspx
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Dear FOI Requests,
Thank you for your response with the updated PIA. Please consider this request withdrawn.
Yours sincerely,
Mark Walkom
Ben Fairless left an annotation ()
I did some googling as I was interested to know what this service does. I found this - http://www.ag.gov.au/RightsAndProtection... which appears to be a privacy impact assessment... Is that what you were looking for?