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OIC website changes from 1 July with commencement of IPOLA reforms
June 30, 2025 - 12:35pm
To support go-live of the IPOLA Act reforms, OIC’s website will undergo important content changes from 30 June to reflect the new legislation.
Queensland’s new Privacy Commissioner announced
June 16, 2025 - 12:07pm
The Attorney-General and Minister for Justice and Minister for Integrity, The Honourable Deb Frecklington, has announced the appointment of Alexander White as Queensland’s new Privacy Commissioner.
Progress made, but more to do: Information Commissioner’s follow-up audit highlights privacy training improvements and gaps
June 11, 2025 - 4:20pm
Today the Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly tabled in Parliament the Information Commissioner’s,‘Follow-up of Report No. 1 for 2022-23: Mitigating the risks of privacy breach through staff education’.
Introducing the OIC Agency Portal: launching 1 July
June 11, 2025 - 11:11am
The Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) will launch the OIC Agency Portal on 1 July. The secure online platform has been designed to help agencies covered by the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 to meet their reporting obligations under the new Mandatory Notification of Data Breach (MNDB) scheme.
Audit on Responding to access requests for government-held information
June 10, 2025 - 11:02am
Today, the Chair of the Justice, Integrity and Community Safety parliamentary committee tabled the Information Commissioner’s audit report about responding to access requests for government-held information.
