Training and events
Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2023 (IPOLA) commences on 1 July 2025. OIC Website is undergoing maintenance from 30 June to 3 July 2025.
We provide professional development training courses for people working with the:
- Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)
- Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)
Our training is available through face-to-face and online delivery methods. These courses have primarily been designed for Queensland government agency employees and relate to applying the legislative framework. However, interested parties are welcome to undertake our online training courses.
Please subscribe to our OIC News to receive notification of training opportunities throughout the year.
Training and events
| Webinar | Date | Location |
|---|---|---|
| No webinars scheduled at this time | TBA | Online |
| Nil scheduled | TBA | Online |
| Face-to-face | Date | Location |
| No training scheduled at this time | TBA | Multiple |
| Online | Date | Location |
| An introduction to RTI | Open | Online |
| RTI Stepping through rights, responsibilities and roles | Open | Online |
| Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld) – General awareness | Open | Online |
| Privacy Complaint Management | Open | Online |
| Access Training for Decision Makers – Module 1 | Open | Online |
| Access Training for Decision Makers – Module 2 | Open | Online |
| Open | Online |
IPOLA resources
Stage 1 - Awareness training
- IPOLA Act Overview – PowerPoint presentation
- Virtual training session – Teams recording: Part 1
- Virtual training session – Teams recording: Part 2
Stage 2 - Build knowledge
- Right to Information –Powerpoint presentation
- QLD Privacy Principles and other privacy reforms – PowerPoint presentation
- QLD Privacy Principles and other privacy reforms – training handout (PDF, 578.31 KB)
- MNDB scheme – PowerPoint presentation
- Right to Information – Teams recording
- QLD Privacy Principles and other privacy reforms – Teams recording
- MNDB scheme – Teams recording
Stage 3 - Topic based training
- MNDB scheme workshop - PowerPoint presentation
- RTI supplementary information event - PowerPoint presentation
- Q&A session - questions and answers
- Training to support the roll out of templates for the MNDB scheme - Teams recording
- RTI supplementary information - Teams recording
- Training to support the roll out of templates for the MNDB scheme Local Government – Teams recording
- Q&A opportunity panel – 11 June 2025 – recording
Campaigns
- The Solomon Lecture, 28 September
- International Access to Information Day, 28 September
- Privacy Awareness Week, 16-22 June 2025
Your privacy
When you undertake one of the OIC's online training courses your contact details are collected for the purpose of awarding you a certificate of completion and to enable you to receive course evaluation feedback. OIC will also use information about your participation in the course to monitor the effectiveness of the training course and to inform higher-level general reports on OIC’s training activities. These reports are published as part of OIC’s accountability obligations but your personal details will not be included in the reports.
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