News
Applicants cannot provide redacted identity documents
February 21, 2023 - 10:00am
The Office of the Information Commissioner’s Enquiries Service has received a number of enquiries about applicants who provide identity documents (ID) with information blacked out, such as numbers or photographs.
Webinar: The Fatal First 15 – Setting up for success at the front end of processing an access application
February 17, 2023 - 8:28am
On 13 March, we're delivering a webinar to explore the pitfalls and opportunities that arise in the first stages of access application handling.
Understanding the flexibilities in the IP Act during disaster management
February 15, 2023 - 10:44am
Over the summer the OIC has been running a campaign to increase awareness about privacy and when it’s appropriate for agencies and public servants to share personal information in an emergency or disaster event such as floods, bushfires, cyclones and pandemics.
New free RTI online course from 1 March 2023
February 15, 2023 - 10:39am
OIC is pleased to announce the release of a new free online course, titled, ‘An introduction to RTI (Right to Information)’.
Strategic review report of OIC released
February 1, 2023 - 1:23pm
The Final Report on the Independent Strategic Review of the Office of the Information Commissioner 2022 was tabled in Parliament on 31 January 2023 by The Honourable Shannon Fentimann, Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Minister for Women and Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence.