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Privacy Authorities Australia working together and PAW2020
December 6, 2019 - 10:30am
Privacy Authorities Australia (PAA) members recently met in Sydney, on 19 November 2019, to share and discuss significant privacy developments in their respective jurisdictions and privacy challenges more broadly. Following the PAA October meeting, Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) will be held across Australia between 4 to 10 May 2020. In Queensland, the theme for PAW2020 is Be smart about privacy.
RTI, IP, and the new Human Rights Act
November 29, 2019 - 11:58am
On 1 January 2020, the operational provisions of the Human Rights Act 2019 (Qld) (HR Act) will commence. In anticipation of the final provisions of the HR Act commencing, the Office of the Information Commissioner has prepared two guidelines.
Compliance audit report – Bundaberg Regional Council
November 27, 2019 - 10:33am
On 27 November 2019, the Chair of the Legal Affairs and Community Safety parliamentary committee tabled our report of Bundaberg Regional Council’s compliance with the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld).
Christmas/New Year Timeframes
November 27, 2019 - 9:32am
When agencies are calculating timeframes for the Christmas/New Year period, OIC confirms that only notified public holidays do not count when working out decision due dates.
Follow-up audit report – Townsville City Council
November 26, 2019 - 10:34am
On 26 November 2019, the Chair of the Legal Affairs and Community Safety parliamentary committee tabled our report into Townsville City Council’s progress in implementing the 24 recommendations of our 2017-18 compliance audit.
