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Privacy case note #6, 2021: Council asks if it can install a webcam at local skate park
December 13, 2021 - 2:07pm
OIC was contacted by a local council asking about the privacy considerations of installing a webcam at a local skate park. Council advised that the webcam would not be recording footage; rather it would stream live video footage to the agency’s website where it would be accessible to the community. Council specifically asked whether IPP 2 signage was required.
OIC attends virtual 56th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities Forum
December 7, 2021 - 9:50am
OIC representatives attended the 56th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum virtually, which was hosted by the Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner for British Columbia in Canada from 30 November - 2 December 2021.
New Queensland Privacy Commissioner appointed
December 3, 2021 - 3:59pm
The Office of the Information Commissioner welcomes the appointment of Mr Paxton Booth as Queensland’s new Privacy Commissioner from 13 December 2021.
Compliance audit report – Sunshine Coast Regional Council
November 30, 2021 - 10:29am
On 30 November 2021, the Chair of the Legal Affairs and Safety parliamentary committee tabled our report of Sunshine Coast Regional Council’s compliance with the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld).
Submission to the Economics and Governance Committee
November 23, 2021 - 9:03am
Recently, the OIC made a submission to the Economics and Governance Committee on the Brisbane Olympic and Paralympic Games Arrangements Bill 2021.