Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Part of the Attorney-General portfolio and a Federal authority, also called OAIC

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has three sets of functions. They are: freedom of information functions, in particular, oversight of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and review of decisions made by agencies and ministers under that Act. - privacy functions, conferred by the Privacy Act 1988 and other laws - government information policy functions, conferred on the Australian Information Commissioner under theAustralian Information Commissioner Act 2010.

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Grubb v Telstra
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Grubb on .

Refused.

Dear Mr Grubb Please find attached correspondence from this office regarding your FOI request dated 6 October 2014. Regards Caren Whip Office of the...
AFP Self Report - Privacy Breach
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Ben Fairless on .

Successful.

Dear Mr Fairless I refer to your request for: a copy of the initial report that the Australian Federal Police made to the Privacy Commissioner whi...
ASIC file ref: CCU-10/0195
Follow up sent to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by JS on .

Successful.

Thank you. Yours sincerely, JS
Advice Relating to US Surveillance Programs
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Geordie Guy on .

Partially successful.

Dear Mr Guy Thank you for your email and bringing this error to my attention. The response has now been sent to the correct Right to Know address. Th...
IGB
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to MJ on .

Information not held.

Dear MJ Please find attached a copy of my decision on your FOI request. Information about your review rights is included. Yours sincerely Caren Whip...
Request review of the denial for Nomination documents for Terry Romaro's Order of Australia Medal
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Andrew Laughton on .

Waiting clarification.

Our reference: MR13/00146       Mr Andrew Laughton Right to Know By email: [1][FOI #98 email]       Dear Mr Laughton Your applica...
Private and financial information moved overseas by organisations.
Response by Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to Christopher Bennett on .

Information not held.

Dear Mr Bennett Thank you for your email. I can see that you are seeking information about the privacy requirements on organisations sending persona...
Correspondence re Open Government Partnership since 1 January 2012
Request to Office of the Australian Information Commissioner by Open Gov Advocate. Annotated by Peter Timmins on .

Successful.

For comment on this process - hat tip to the OAIC for speedy no-nonsense access - and the content of the documents released see http://foi-privacy.blog...

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