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Minimising Personal Information Held: Reducing the risk of privacy breaches
December 10, 2024 - 11:24am
Today the Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly tabled my report in Parliament following an audit conducted by the Office of the Information Commissioner into Urban Utilities’ privacy safeguards for the residential customer personal information it collects and holds.
Commencement of the Public Records Act 2023
December 5, 2024 - 8:36am
As many of you will be aware, the Public Records Act 2023 (Qld) (PR Act) commenced on 5 December 2024. The PR Act, like the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) (RTI Act), is an integral part of Queensland’s information integrity framework.
OIC presents at the 62nd APPA Forum
December 3, 2024 - 2:52pm
The 62nd Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum was hosted in Tokyo, Japan, from 26 to 27 November 2024.
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.
