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Privacy case note #5, 2021: Agency claims that it is not responsible for personal information concerning an insurance claim
November 10, 2021 - 3:40pm
A complainant contacted OIC about an insurance company that had sought copies of his medical history for the past three years following a claim for an injury he suffered on public transport. The complainant felt this was excessive because he considered his medical history prior to the accident was not relevant to his insurance claim.
Qld joins Global Privacy Assembly
October 26, 2021 - 3:15pm
Queensland Information Commissioner Rachael Rangihaeata attended the virtual 43rd Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) hosted by Mexico on 18-21 October 2021.
Privacy case note #4, 2021: Employee of agency accesses personal information of multiple family members without authority to do so
October 8, 2021 - 10:45am
Multiple members of the same family complained that an employee of the agency had accessed their personal information without reason to do so. The agency conducted audit logs of their records which confirmed the complainants’ allegations. Immediately after the agency interviewed the employee about the alleged breach of privacy, they left the agency.
Proactive release delivers a better service for motorists
September 29, 2021 - 9:38am
The Queensland Police Service (QPS) is one of the largest receivers of applications under the Right to Information and Information Privacy Acts (RTI). The QPS currently receives over 4000 applications every year, and has seen a trend of significant increases in RTI over the last 5 years.
Community attitudes on information access measured
September 24, 2021 - 1:49pm
Information Access Commissioners and Commonwealth Ombudsman have released the findings of their second cross jurisdictional study of community attitudes on access to government information.
