News
New guideline – Assessing the Terms of an Access Application
March 6, 2018 - 2:37pm
One requirement of a valid access application under both the Right to Information and Information Privacy Acts 2009 is that an applicant must sufficiently describe the documents they are seeking so an agency officer can locate them.
Compliance audit report – Townsville City Council
March 6, 2018 - 11:01am
On 6 March the Chair of the Legal Affairs and Community Safety parliamentary committee tabled our audit report of Townsville City Council’s compliance with the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld).
Invitation to be inspired by Queensland’s Open data achievements
February 22, 2018 - 12:14pm
To celebrate International Open Data Day on March 2, the Open Data Institute is hosting a networking event that explores Queenslanders’ achievements in open data.
My Health Record – changes coming soon
February 15, 2018 - 11:25am
My Health Record is a national online repository of your health records administered by the Australian Government.
Updated guidance on privacy breach management
February 12, 2018 - 3:58pm
Mandatory data breach reporting is a topical subject due to the impending introduction of the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme under the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 (although should a plague of hacker bunnies ever occur, this too would make the news).
