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OIC to join freedom of information panel in Western Australia
October 20, 2023 - 1:33pm
The West Australian Office of the Information Commissioner will host the 2023 FOI in WA Conference on 2 November, featuring a range of guest speakers from a variety of Australian and New Zealand information access jurisdictions, freedom of information (FOI) and record-keeping experts, eminent lawyers and academics.
Celebrate Open Access Week 2023
October 9, 2023 - 10:08am
Following on from celebrating International Access to Information Day last month, OIC is gearing up to recognise Open Access Week from 23-29 October 2023.
Removal of OIC’s PDF guidelines
October 5, 2023 - 1:21pm
From Monday, 9 October 2023, we will be removing the Portable Document Format (PDF) version of our guidelines from the website.
Watch the 2023 Solomon Lecture video
October 5, 2023 - 1:20pm
Ms Talei Elu, 2023 Young Australian of the Year for Queensland and Seisia community advocate, delivered this year’s Solomon Lecture.
Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen recognise importance of the online space in accessing information
September 28, 2023 - 10:03am
To mark International Access to Information Day (IAID, also known as IAI Day), celebrated annually on 28 September, we join in our commitment to promote and uphold the fundamental right of the community to access government information.