Applications outside the scope of the Act

IPOLA training -  MNDB scheme

May 7, 2025 - 11:33am

We are delivering workshops to help agencies draft documents that support compliance with the Mandatory Notification of Data Breach (MNBD) scheme.

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Join the celebrations for Privacy Awareness Week 2025

May 7, 2025 - 9:35am

OIC is counting down to Privacy Awareness Week (16-22 June 2025), and we encourage public sector agencies and the community to get on-board and join the celebrations at Queensland’s launch event.

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Start date confirmed for Queensland’s IPOLA reforms

April 30, 2025 - 9:11am

OIC has welcomed news from the Attorney-General that the IPOLA Act amendments will start from 1 July 2025, as anticipated.

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Administrative access to documents held in public schools: How the Department of Education implemented our recommendations: Follow-up audit on Report No. 2 for 2021-22

April 29, 2025 - 11:46am

Since 2009, Queensland’s Parliament and Government have promoted proactive release of government held information under the Right to Information and Information Privacy Acts 2009 (the Acts), recognising that such information is a public resource.

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Information commissioners and ombudsmen call on public sector leaders to be stewards of government information

April 11, 2025 - 10:46am

On 2 April 2025, Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen from around Australia came together in Brisbane to discuss risks, challenges and opportunities affecting the public’s right of access to government-held information.

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