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Holiday timeframes for access and amendment applications
December 2, 2024 - 3:12pm
OIC confirms that only notified public holidays do not count when calculating timeframes under the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act).
Information Commissioners and Ombudsman urge public sector leaders to invest in data governance and proactive disclosure practices
November 28, 2024 - 8:43am
The Association of Information Access Commissioners (AIAC), comprising Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen from around Australia and New Zealand, held their bi-annual meeting in Adelaide on 1 November 2024.
Poyton and commencement of the processing period
November 18, 2024 - 9:16am
The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has set aside and remitted Poyton and Department of Education [2023] QICmr 13 (16 March 2023) to the OIC for reconsideration.
Timeframes, fees and information sharing covered in latest release of IPOLA guidelines
November 6, 2024 - 3:08pm
Queensland public sector agencies are preparing for upcoming changes to the Information Privacy Act and the Right to Information Act as part of the IPOLA Act reforms, and OIC continues to provide support to agencies by publishing more guidelines online.
Four new IPOLA Quick Guides now available
November 1, 2024 - 11:41am
To help Queensland public sector agencies and staff prepare for the IPOLA reforms, OIC has published several quick guides designed to provide a short summary of the incoming changes to the Right to Information Act and the Information Privacy Act.