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Celebrate Human Rights Week 2024

December 4, 2024 - 10:31am

OIC is joining the Queensland public sector in commemorating Human Rights Week from 1-10 December 2024. Every year we mark this special occasion, culminating in Human Rights Day on 10 December.

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OIC presents at the 62nd APPA Forum

December 3, 2024 - 2:52pm

The 62nd Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) Forum was hosted in Tokyo, Japan, from 26 to 27 November 2024.

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Holiday timeframes for access and amendment applications

December 2, 2024 - 3:12pm

OIC confirms that only notified public holidays do not count when calculating timeframes under the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) and the Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act).

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Information Commissioners and Ombudsman urge public sector leaders to invest in data governance and proactive disclosure practices

November 28, 2024 - 8:43am

The Association of Information Access Commissioners (AIAC), comprising Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen from around Australia and New Zealand, held their bi-annual meeting in Adelaide on 1 November 2024.

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Poyton and commencement of the processing period

November 18, 2024 - 9:16am

The Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal has set aside and remitted Poyton and Department of Education [2023] QICmr 13 (16 March 2023) to the OIC for reconsideration.

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