Issue:
Funds original y sought
The Business Model for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Final Report (Report) by Oakton for PM&C and the Implementa�on Taskforce recommended the OAIC’s
structure and al oca�on of resources based on the pre-determined funding of $
• 31.5ASL required for addi�onal OAIC func�ons (FOI and Info. Commissioner)
o Required funding $4.531mil ion (Volume 1, page 77)
o Volume 2, page 33
• Addi�onal funding, $20.5mil ion over 4 years including 31 posi�ons (revised down from 32)
o Addi�onal 31 posi�ons (Volume 1, page 77)
• The 2011-12 Budget provided $4.575mil ion of increased funds for OAIC, although capped ASL at 81.
Staffing
• OPC’s 2008-09 Budget provided for 58 ASL
• The OAIC’s 2011-12 PBS provided for 81 ASL
• The OAIC’s actual ASL in 2011-12 was: 79.87
It is noted the former Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s (OPC) annual appropria�on was $6.470mil ion in 2009-10. The 2011-12 financial year was the OAIC’s first full year of
opera�on and total revenue was $11.045mil ion. This means Government provided $4.575mil ion for the addi�onal FOI and Informa�on Policy func�ons.
In its last year of opera�on, the former OPC had an average staffing level of 58. The Report prepared for the Implementa�on Taskforce detailed the requirement for an addi�onal 31
posi�ons. Whilst the OAIC received the designated funding in its first full year of opera�on, the OAIC did not receive corresponding ASL. Instead, the OAIC’s ASL cap was set at 81, an
increase of 23 posi�ons compared to the last full year of OPC opera�on. Therefore, the OAIC operated with 8 fewer ASL than required.
Moreover, the then Informa�on Commissioner, Professor McMil ian, replied to a ques�on during Budget Es�mates in May 2013 and outlined that implementa�on model ing showed
the OAIC required 100 staff. However, the required staff were not provided for.
Links
Oakton report V1
Oakton report V2
PBS 2011-12
D2023/002101
D2023/002102
D2023/009680
2011-12 Annual report
PBS 2008-09
Hansard
D2023/010282
D2023/009678
D2023/008589
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Issue:
Cross-subsidisation
The 2014-15 Budget proposed to disband the OAIC and relocate its func�ons to other Government agencies. The disbandment provided savings to Government of $3.6mil ion per
year.
Funding returned over three tranches including:
• 2015-16: Smal er Government of $1.7mil ion and AGD FOI of $0.2mil ion returned to OAIC (just for that year, not ongoing)
• 2016-17: OAIC con�nua�on and reversal of AGD funding, $2.6mil ion (2M + 600k FOI) p/a returned to OAIC
• 2017-18: reversal of AAT funding, $0.5mil ion p/a returned to OAIC
• 2021-22: al oca�on of FOI Commissioner and support staff, $1.0mil ion p/a
Except for 2015-16 returned funding total ed $3.1mil ion per year un�l 2021-22. The $3.1mil ion funding is $0.500mil ion less than pre-disbandment funding (i.e., $3.6mil less
$3.1mil). Fol owing the proposed disbandment through to 2021-22 FOI func�on was not adequately resourced by Government and the OAIC internal y subsidised the func�on. For
example, from 2018-19 to 2020-21 FOI did not have sufficient Government appropria�on to meet its opera�ng costs (for example indirect costs). The subsided costs were
approximately:
• 2015-16: $385,000
• 2018-19: $107,000
• 2019-20: $322,000
• 2020-21: $775,000
• 2021-22: $809,000
• 2022-23: $270,000
Consequently, privacy funding has ul�mately supported the FOI func�on as reasonably as prac�cable. Subsidised funding was carefully provided to strike the balance of addi�onal FOI
support without nega�vely impac�ng privacy deliverables.
It is noted that some financial years did not fully expend FOI appropria�on, as below.
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Links
Disbandment
Con�nua�on
AAT transfer
FOI Commissioner
Workings
D2023/003309
D2023/003325
D2017/008877
D2021/014353
D2023/019615
Issue:
Alignment to NPPs
The proposed disbandment did not occur by the an�cipated date of 1 January 2015. However, given the OAIC’s appropria�on funding did not extend beyond this date Government
provided funding aligned to the OAIC’s an�cipated opera�ng expenses.
General y, the OAIC’s al oca�on of resources is equal to or greater than Government’s appropria�on for FOI. However, business as usual opera�ons were significantly impacted by the
proposed disbandment. Consequently, there are financial years where the OAIC’s al oca�on of resources is less than its FOI budget al oca�on:
• 2013-14: $295,000 FOI underspend, announced disbandment
• 2014-15: $910,000 FOI underspend, office opera�ons commence windup. Redundancies offered
and posi�ons not backfil ed.
•
Note: 2013-14 and 2014-15 appropriation includes funding for Information Policy and FOI. Unable to separate FOI and Information Management. Underspend is therefore
indicative.
• 2016-17: $390,000 FOI underspend. First full year of reinstatement.
• 2017-18: $449,000 FOI underspend. AAT redirec�on of $379,000 occurs during Addi�onal Es�mates, effec�ve date of February 2018 (too late to absorb).
In al other years from the proposed disbandment, the OAIC has al ocated more staff than enabled by Government appropria�on.
Links
Disbandment
Con�nua�on
2014-15
2016-17
D2023/003309
D2023/003325
Issue:
Disbandment
“The Budget announcement in May 2014 foreshadowed that the OAIC would be disbanded by 31 December 2014 and new arrangements made for the exercise of the OAIC’s privacy
and freedom of informa�on (FOI) func�ons”1.
1 OAIC Annual Report 2023-14, John McMil an Commissioner message
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“On 13 May 2014, the Australian Government announced that it intends to disband the OAIC. From 1 January 2015, the OAIC’s Freedom of Informa�on (FOI) merits review func�on
wil be transferred to the Administra�ve Appeals Tribunal (AAT); the AAT wil be the first avenue of external merits review of FOI decisions, as it was prior to the 2010 reforms. The
Commonwealth Ombudsman wil resume sole responsibility for inves�ga�ng FOI complaints. The Atorney-General’s Department wil take on the OAIC’s func�on of issuing FOI
guidance material for agencies and col ec�ng and col a�ng FOI sta�s�cs”2.
“The future regula�on of privacy in Australia wil go through yet another change. As part of the announcement in the Budget that the OAIC would be disbanded, the Government also
announced that an Office of the Privacy Commissioner would be established. I am confident that the importance that the community places in the protec�on of their personal
informa�on wil be reflected in the regulatory approach of the new Office of the Privacy Commissioner, and in the work of a commited and dedicated team of col eagues”3.
The proposed disbandment al ocated:
• AHRC: $5.5mil ion per year for the privacy func�on including 39 staff
• AAT: $500,000 per year to support increased merits reviews, including one senior member and one support staff
• AGD: $865,000 per year for FOI guidelines and resources, including six ASL.
Further, the 2014-15 Budget transferred $5.5mil ion to AHRC whereas the former OPC had $6.470mil ion funding. The reduc�on in funding is approximately equal to the annual MOU
shared services cost for the provision of finance, human resources, and ICT func�ons. In 2013-14 the OAIC paid AHRC approximately $1.065mil ion of these services.
Links
2023-14 Annual
Funding
PBS 2011-12
report
D2023/018463
D2023/009680
D2023/010253
Issue:
2014-15 and 2015-16 funding
The OAIC’s funding during the period of proposed disbandment, 1 January 2015 to 30 June 2016, was predominately based on total opera�ng cost of the Sydney office. This includes
present FOI staff and balance of Sydney staff.
For example, privacy funding was also reduced. Funding was al ocated on an as needs basis fol owing consulta�on with the then A/g Informa�on Commissioner
2 OAIC Annual Report 2023-14, James Popple Commissioner message
3 OAIC Annual Report 2023-14, John McMil an Commissioner message
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2015-16 Budget included $1.709mil ion appropria�on and $0.230mil ion transfer of AGD funding to enable the streamlined processing of FOI requests (D2023/009684). Cos�ng
details are outlined in D2023/018730.
However, transfer of costs were not adequate to cover FOI opera�onal costs. For example, the cost of running the FOI func�on was $2.323mil ion or $385,000 more than Government
appropria�on.
Links:
2014-15 Sup.
2015-16 PBS
Trove
D2023/009685
Issue:
Staffing: headline
As the OAIC grew so did its systems. In 2018-19 the OAIC commenced al oca�ng its budget by core func�ons of privacy and FOI. Prior to this date the OAIC managed its budget based
on its single PBS Outcome. However, the overarching budgets have been re-constructed.
Except for financial years above, the OAIC has al ocated staff aligned to or in excess of prescribed NPPs (real ocated funding post disbandment). The OAIC’s al ocated FOI case work
headcount/ASL at �me budget established is:
Headcount
• The OAIC did not trace ASL/FTE assigned to the FOI func�on un�l 2018-19. However, headcounts are provided.
• 2013-14: 18 (excluding policy)
• 2014-15: 9
• 2015-16: 11
• 2016-17: 12
• 2017-18: 15 (opera�ng loss) (surplus in FOI due to AAT funding coming in late)
ASL
As part of the internal budget process, the OAIC began recording assigned ASL from the 2018-19 financial year.
• 2018-19: 17.86 ASL [18 heads] (opera�ng loss) (First year FOI resource separated in the budget)
• 2019-20: 17.93 ASL [18 heads]
• 2020-21: 19.22 ASL [20 heads] (plus an addi�onal 5 ASL at $754k based on addi�onal workload on a risk based approach: opera�ng loss incurred)
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• 2021-22: 21.56 ASL [23 heads] (no opera�ng loss) extra 2 support posi�ons (SES B1 and Commissioner in Exec budget) [Headcount 23 x confirmed]
• 2022-23: 22.4 ASL [23 heads] (includes guidance etc)
• 2023-24: 22.4 ASL [23 heads] (plus 8.9 ASL at $1.234M)
The above figures exclude contribu�ons by suppor�ng areas including Execu�ve, legal and enquiries.
Links
Workings
D2023/019615
Issue:
Staffing: overview
The FOI headcount pre-disbandment was 25 including 1 x FOI Commissioner and (per QoN response to SBE016-091 - OAIC opera�ons). The OAIC did not trace FOI ASL un�l later
budgets.
The OAIC’s submission to the ANAO report noted at the �me of proposed disbandment FOI had a headcount of 26, including policy work (D2017/002191). However, the organisa�on
chart of April 2014 (D2017/005161) clarifies the al oca�on as: 18 x dispute resolu�on work and 6 x policy work. Thus, the baseline for measuring OAIC’s al oca�on of resources is
against headcount of 18.
The proposed disbandment was due to take effect from 1 January 2015. The headcount of April 2015 (D2017/005162), shortly a�er the proposed disbandment, confirms 9 x staff
were al ocated to the FOI func�on in Dispute Resolu�on. FOI staff were supported by the Assistant Commissioner DR and 1 x Enquiries team member. The OAIC confirmed the 9 x staff
via QoNs and prior Es�mates hearings (LCC-SBE19-47 D2019/012375, 24/02/2015, 28/05/2015, 22/10/2019, 22/10/2020).
The OAIC al ocated headcount of 18 in 2018-19 and 2019-20 to the FOI func�on. The OAIC increased its staffing al oca�on to 20 in 2020-21, and 23 in 2021-22. In 2022-23 budgeted
headcount was 23 and in 2023-24 is 23.
Furthermore, in 2022-23 I sought permission to operate at financial loss which enabled me to assign a further 650,000 to FOI. $66,000 of that funding was spent. And, in 2023-24 I
have provisioned an addi�onal $1,234M (1.3 less $66k) to increase FOI by 9 posi�ons. The funding for these posi�ons wil be met from the improved cash reserves, which were
adjusted in the relevant year by the FOI Branch’s underspend.
Therefore, since appointment I have maintained and increased the OAIC’s al oca�on of FOI resourcing compared to the proposed disbandment.
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Issue:
Opera�ng loss
The OAIC has incurred various opera�ng losses since 2017-18. The annual reports summaries as:
• 2017-18: $414,000 loss, complete various and crucial �me sensi�ve projects
• 2018-19: $731,000 loss, lump sum superannua�on payment ($531K) and increased supplier costs
• 2019-20: Nil loss
• 2020-21: $1,972,000 loss, COVID-19 assessments, legal and shared service transi�on
• 2021-22: Nil loss.
The opera�ng losses were due to specific projects with relevant Ministerial approval, or unforeseen circumstances. In 2022-23 the OAIC sought permission to operate at $3mil ion
loss, including $650,000, to clear the FOI backlog. Prior years did not include an FOI component.
Links
Opera�ng loss
D2023/019614
Issue:
Business Improvement Team
From May 2014 the OAIC implemented arrangements to conclude opera�ons aligned to the 2014-15 Budget announcement. The proposed disbandment was set to take effect from 1
January 2015. However, the 2016-17 Budget confirmed OAIC’s con�nued opera�ons.
This means for the two-year period of May 2014 to May 2016 the OAIC was consolida�ng opera�ons. During this �me various opera�onal policies reached their review date.
However, due to the pending disbandment outdated policies were carried over.
In response to the OAIC’s con�nued opera�ons, the Business Improvement Team was established in late 2016. The team’s focus was to review and update the OAIC’s opera�ng
policies, procedures and plans.
The Business Improvement Team has five specific areas of responsibility:
• Corporate governance
• Performance reporting
• People capability (internal)
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• Building privacy capability (external)
• Information Management.
The work program is below.
The Team comprised 3 x ASL:
• 1 x EL 2 Director
• 2 x EL 1 Assistant Directors.
(1 x EL 1 resigned during 2017 and they were replaced by an APS 6 in May 2017).
Links
Work plan
Team planning
Task list
Note
D2017/000489
D2017/003927
D2017/000490
D2017/006970
Issue:
Proposed strategic review
In May 2018 AGD engaged with OAIC on a proposed strategic review. The purpose of the review was to determine a sustainable opera�ng model, with proposed funding, to ensure
delivery of Government objec�ves in a cost-effec�ve manner.
The proposed review was to be completed by a third party provider and the corresponding report referred to Department of Finance to support an an�cipated budget upli�.
However, the proposed strategic review did not proceed.
Links
Issue:
CFO
• Angelene Falk appointed as CFO from 19 July 2015 to 25 March 2018
• Brenton Atard appointed as Ac�ng CFO from 26 March 2018 to 19 November 2018
• Brenton Atard appointed as substan�ve CFO from 20 November 2018 to 30 September 2022
• Simon Crone appointed as CFO from 1 October 2022 to date
Links
Issue:
Staffing freeze
The 2020-21 internal budget was set via brief dated 16 August 2021, it included 130.12ASL, including 20ASL for FOI
Page: 8
The August 2021 Budget Brief iden�fied an issue with the forecast staffing costs, which were $55,607 higher than an�cipated. Preliminary ra�onal was provided, and the CFO
requested opportunity to review the overspend and pause on recruitment pending inves�ga�on. The brief was tabled at the Execu�ve mee�ng of 20 September 2021.
The September 2021 Budget Brief setled the employee expense issue. This was due to an error with the OAIC’s then repor�ng system, PowerOlap, and a change to the staffing profile
which impacted on the staff cos�ng model. In the 2021-22 financial year OAIC adopted an average based model (which was simplis�c in design but limited financial analysis. The OAIC
has not adopted the average based model in fol owing years). The issue of staff costs was setled at the mee�ng of 12 October 2021.
The total recruitment ‘freeze’ period was 3 weeks.
The October 2021 Budget Brief provided a revised budget, which resulted in an addi�onal 1.17 FTE for FOI. The total al oca�on was therefore 21.17. This report was tabled on 29
November 2021. The November and December Budget Brief, tabled on 24 January 2022, provided a further revision and increased FOI to 22.56 ASL.
Links
2021-22 internal
August EB
Sept Exec pack
September EB
October EB
budget
D2021/014942
D2021/015370
D2021/016861
D2021/017598
D2021/013777
Nov Exec pack
November EB
January 2022
D2021/017598
D2022/000555
minutes
D2022/002155
Issue:
Alloca�on of FOI Commissioner funding
The 2021-22 Budget provided funding for the FOI Commissioner and 3 x posi�ons including:
• 1 x SES1
• 1 x ASP5
• 1 x APS6.
The OAIC resolved to appointment the fol owing posi�ons in addi�on to the FOI Commissioner:
• 1 x SES1 posi�on
• 1 x EL1 posi�on
• 1 x APS5 EA posi�on
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• 1 x APS4 Early Resolu�on posi�on.
The agreed funding profile was supplemented by an addi�onal $50,000 from the standard opera�ng budget.
Links
Addi�onal posi�ons EB
D2021/010716
Issue:
Reasonable budget alloca�on
It is reasonable in a like situa�on to al ocate internal resources as closely as possible to the intent of Government’s provision of funding for specific work programs, to ensure
appropriate delivery of services.
The accountable authority has a discre�on about the expenditure of the appropriated funds for al and any appropriated purposes. This subject to accountable authority obliga�ons,
in par�cular the general obliga�ons under s 15 of the
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013 which provides as fol ows.
15 Duty to govern the Commonwealth entity
(1) The accountable authority of a Commonwealth entity must govern the entity in a way that:
(a) promotes the proper use and management of public resources for which the authority is responsible; and
(b) promotes the achievement of the purposes of the entity; and
(c) promotes the financial sustainability of the entity.
Note: Section 21 (which is about the application of government policy) affects how this duty applies to accountable authorities of non-corporate Commonwealth entities.
(2) In making decisions for the purposes of subsection (1), the accountable authority must take into account the effect of those decisions on public resources general y.
Sec�on 8 includes the fol owing defini�ons:
proper, when used in relation to the use or management of public resources, means efficient, effective, economical and ethical.
public resources means relevant money, relevant property, or appropriations.
purposes of a Commonwealth entity or Commonwealth company includes the objectives, functions or role of the entity or company.
Section 21 provides as follows.
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21 Non-corporate Commonwealth entities
The accountable authority of a non-corporate Commonwealth entity must govern the entity in accordance with paragraph 15(1)(a) in a way that is not inconsistent with
the policies of the Australian Government.
The
Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Rule 2014 includes provisions in
Part 2-3—Planning, performance and accountability about:
• planning and budgeting, including about corporate plans and performance measures (rules 16E and 16 EA)
• annual performance statements (rule 16F)
• annual reports, including a report on financial performance (rule 17AF; see also ss 30-32A of the
Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010)
• the process for approving commitments of relevant money (rule 18).
The OAIC is required to deliver on its funded outcomes and thus al ocates internal resources accordingly. Resources are usual y closely al ocated to NPPs based on OAIC’s analysis of
required work ac�vi�es.
Links
Internal resource al oca�on e.g.
D2016/000621
Issue:
Graphs
• Graphs are a visual representa�on of OAIC’s al ocated appropria�on, including funding for specified work.
• From �me-to-�me OAIC wil adjust the visual representa�on to focus on elements of discussion. For example, the propor�on of privacy and FOI work or ongoing and non-
ongoing funding.
• The OAIC has one outcome, yet various assigned specified work programs.
• Except for rounding, the various graphs balance. Of course, they are updated to account for new budget measures and addi�onal outyears.
Links
Graph as at 25082023
May Es�mates 2023
D2023/020420
D2023/008374
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Budget & Staff summary: FOI Hansard 2010-May 2023
Hansard
Type
Date
Document Budget
Budget note
FTE
FTE note
page
number
Hansard 23-May-2023 Pg. 10
Overstaff
Senator SCARR: How have you sought to
enable that to the extent you can within
your control?
Ms Falk: I have recommended that the
branch overstaff, because we have a high
level of turnover, as a smal agency, as do
many smal agencies in the
Commonwealth. I also undertook to
undertake a midyear review of budget to
see if there was any ability to assig
n addi�onal resources to the area, and I
did so. I also con�nued to pursue funding
bids with government.
Senator SCARR: Who did you make those
representa�ons to?
Ms Falk: Which representa�ons?
Senator SCARR: In rela�on to increasing
funding, the ability to overstaff to take
into account the need to have con�nuity
with respect to people considering
ques�ons—who did you raise those issues
with?
Ms Falk: I'm sorry, I don't understand your
ques�on in terms of con�nuity.
Senator SCARR: Let's go through the three
issues you raised—and it's ge�ng late; I
appreciate that. The first issue you raised
was the u�lity of overstaffing. That's the
1
term you used. What did you mean by
that?
Ms Falk: The budgets are set for each
branch, and my advice to the FOI branch
has been to seek to recruit staff addi�onal
to what were provided in the funding
envelope, because I was of the view that
we could manage some addi�onal
resources, given the fact that we do have
turnover in the organisa�on, as do many
agencies, par�cularly in the current
market.
Senator SCARR: So that was a mater
internal within the OAIC. Is that correct?
Ms Falk: Yes, that's correct.
Hansard 23-May-2023
Pg. 12
22.4 FOI staff
CHAIR: In terms of the al oca�on of staff, can I
just understand how many staff are in the
OAIC's corporate area as compared to the FOI
area?
Ms Falk: The staffing in the FOI area—I'm sorry,
it has decimal points; of course people are in
whole numbers, but it's for budget purposes—
is 22.4 al ocated staff. In addi�on to that,
there's an SES band 1 officer and also a
commissioner. The corporate area includes our
legal area of 12.6 people. It also includes our
finance, HR, communica�ons and educa�on,
shared services and security people, and that
number is 36.5.
2
Hansard 23/05/2023
14
Senator SHOEBRIDGE: In terms of
funding, if I look to the budget, the
es�mated budget for this year for your
total office is $33 mil ion. You get a surge
in funding up to $47 mil ion, primarily to
do with the privacy review, in the 2023
budget, but then the budget col apses
back to $31 mil ion in 2024-25 and $24
mil ion in 2025-26. That's a 25 per cent
reduc�on from this year's budget. Am I
missing something?
Senator SHOEBRIDGE: No, the budget for
this financial year, which we're most of
the way through, is $33 mil ion. This most
recent budget is an�cipa�ng your budget
in 2025-26 to fal back to $24 mil ion. The
surge in funding that you're ge�ng next
year for the privacy—I'm not even pu�ng
that in as a factor. The budget that has
been given to you by the government for
2025-26 is more than 25 per cent less
than—it's late and I'm ar�cula�ng that
badly. It's a greater than 25 per cent cut
to your current budget for this year. That's
going to have catastrophic effects on and
in your office, isn't it?
Ms Falk: There are a number of
termina�ng measures, but one of the
funding measures that we did receive in
the May budget which was very welcome
was a budget al oca�on to conduct a
strategic review, and that wil look at the
requirements of the organisa�on, both
now and into the future, to be a
contemporary regulator.
Senator SHOEBRIDGE: Despite the
notorious and damaging delays in FOI that
are largely a resourcing problem, you
didn't get an extra red cent in this budget
3
for FOI, did you?
Ms Falk: There was no addi�onal funding
for FOI, no.
Hansard 23-May-2023 Pg. 11
Budget discussions
Senator SCARR: Have you had any
with AG
discussions directly with the Atorney-
General with respect to the funding
requirements of the FOI func�on?
Ms Falk: I have discussed the resourcing
requirements of the office with the
Atorney-General.
Hansard 7-Nov-2023
Pg. 19
Limited staff
I think that the maters that you're raising go to
the essence of the case. It's a mater before the
court. But what I can say, more general y, is that
any delay as a result of the inability to allocate
maters to case officers, staff shortages and the
impact of the pandemic are al regretable.
What my office wants to do is to focus limited
resources that we have on resolving the
maters that we have before us as quickly as
possible.
4
Hansard 15-Feb-2022 Pg. 24
1 x FOI Commissioner
I acknowledge the kind remarks of both you
1 x SES FOI
and the assistant minister. In rela�on to the
2 x APS FOI
appointment FOI commissioner, as you're
aware, in the last budget we received $980,000
dol ars for an FOI commissioner, an SES officer
and two support officers. Whilst an
appointment is yet to be made, there has been
an ac�ng arrangement in place with DFI
Commissioner Ms Hampton, who joins me on
the cal this evening. We have also pointed the
SES officer band 1 and the support staff. I do
see that this is and wil con�nue to make a
difference. Perhaps I should say a couple of
things about that. We have, as you have noted,
con�nued to have a large number of maters on
hand, and the age of the maters is increasing.
In the last six months, we've had a 38 per cent
increase in reviews received over the same
period as the previous year, but we've also
increased our throughput by 37 per cent in the
last six months, so I do see that that addi�onal
capability has been assisted by the ac�ng
arrangements and the SES band 1. At the same
�me, there's a significant cohort of cases on
hand, and currently the ac�ng commissioner
and I are working through the model ing, which
I think you are familiar with, in terms of future
funding requirements and case officers in order
to address that backlog. But the parameters
have shi�ed in terms of having the addi�onal
funding—and we're looking at how that is
helping the office—but also an exponen�al
addi�onal increase in what's coming through
the door. It is more than I had an�cipated in
that previous model ing.
5
Hansard 26-Oct-2021
Pg. 29
The appointment of an FOI commissioner
together with an SES band 1 assistant
commissioner for the area of FOI, plus
some support staff, wil be a welcome
addi�on that wil help to address the
ongoing workload. However, as I pointed
out in my opening statement, the
increases that we are receiving are quite
exponen�al, being a 140 per cent
increase over the last five years. At the
same �me we have increased our
finalisa�on of those maters by about 124
per cent, but a gap does remain. So what
we are doing at present is looking at
workflows and systems in light of having
another FOI commissioner on board, and
then also considering whether addi�onal
resources might be needed for case
officers. That is a mater that is under
ac�ve considera�on. Once I have formed
some conclusions in light of that I wil
raise these issues with government.
Hansard 27-May-2021 Pg. 37
$980,000
New budget measure
1 x FOI Commissioner
I think that the appointment of the
1 x SES FOI
commissioner and the addi�onal three staff wil
2 x APS FOI
go some way to assist in the workload
management issues. But I think that we wil
require some addi�onal staffing if we are to
resolve those older cases in a more �mely
manner.
Hansard 27-May-2021 Pg. 37
FOI Commissioner
Now that we have the budget
budget
announcement of $980,000 for the next
financial year for the FOI commissioner
and for three addi�onal staff, we are
preparing to welcome the new
commissioner and to look at what that
wil look like in terms of our future
projec�ons for the work of the office.
However, I've outlined for the commitee
that we have a significant number of
maters on hand at present—over
6
1,200—and that we have a significant
number—over 600—that are over 12
months old. I am currently recalibra�ng
and looking at what staffing levels are
needed into the future, and I wil provide
advice to government about that in
coming weeks.
Hansard 22-Oct-2020
Pg. 45
Manage workload
Senator KIM CARR: Back in October you
indicated that you were short-staffed—in
fact, you suggested that you may need an
addi�onal nine FOI case officers, a 50 per
cent increase, to meet exis�ng demands.
Does that remain the case?
Ms Falk: We've not received any
addi�onal funding in rela�on to FOI since
that occasion.
Senator KIM CARR: Is there a problem in
mee�ng your statutory responsibili�es?
Ms Falk: The area where I think that
there's a need for addi�onal
considera�on is the issue that I've raised
on previous occasions as to how we can
address the growing case load of work.
There's a two-pronged approach to that
that my office has been implemen�ng.
The first is to work construc�vely with
government agencies to provide them
with the resources that they need to
make good decisions under the FOI Act.
This year we've released a new toolkit for
FOI officers, aimed at that objec�ve. The
second is that we encourage proac�ve
publica�on of informa�on held by
government, and a number of
government agencies have well-
developed administra�ve access schemes
which do not require recourse to the FOI
7
Act. At the same �me, as I said, we work
each day to con�nue to look at our
processes and the efficiency in the way in
which we deal with FOI maters.
Hansard 22-Oct-2019
Pg. 58
Require addi�onal
Ms Falk: I did raise the issue of resourcing
resources
in terms of FOI. It's a mater that's been
discussed before this commitee on a
number of occasions, where I've indicated
that real y where the stresses in the
system lie, from the OIC's perspec�ve, are
with the need for more staffing. I've set
out the fact that we've had an 80 per cent
increase in Informa�on Commissioner
reviews and I have worked very
purposefully since being in the role on
looking at how we can increase our
efficiency. Over that same period of
�me—the four-year period—we have
increased our efficiency by 45 per cent.
But I've formed the view, having
conducted a number of reviews of the
way in which we're carrying out our work,
that the only way in which the gap is to be
bridged is for addi�onal staffing resources
to be provided.
8
Hansard 22-Oct-2019
Pg. 59
Need addi�onal 9 x
Ms Falk: I have asked for addi�onal
Need addi�onal 9 x FOI Ms Falk: The amount of addi�onal resources
FOI staff
resources since being appointed to the
staff
depends on the objec�ve which is sought to be
posi�on in August last year but, in terms
achieved. Of course, the more staffing
of the first occasion subsequent to that
resources that you have for processing
date, I would need to check.
Informa�on Commissioner reviews and
complaints, the quicker they can be processed.
Senator KIM CARR: So you don't have a figure?
Ms Falk: I think that there needs to be an
increase in the staffing resources, and the
quantum of that does depend on the �me in
which the backlog is sought to be addressed
and also the ul�mate goal in terms of how
quickly Informa�on Commissioner reviews
should be handled.
Senator KIM CARR: So how much did you ask
for?
Ms Falk: Senator, you appreciate that the
informa�on I've provided to government is
through budget processes. I can give you an
indica�on that, at present, my funding
envelope al ows for around 19 case officers to
work on FOI reviews—there are addi�onal staff
who work on the FOI func�on more broadly—
but just looking at FOI reviews, there'd need to
be at least a half increase in the number of
those staff.
M
s Falk: Another nine staff.
Hansard 9-April-2019
Pg. 64
93 ASL cap to 124
Ms Falk: It does. At present we have an ASL cap
of 93 staff, and that wil be increased to 124.
That takes account of this new measure. It also
includes some addi�onal staff for the consumer
data right, a measure which was introduced in
the last budget.
Hansard 9-April-2019
Pg. 46
CDR funding
Ms Falk: There is a change in the funding
over the forward es�mates, if I can
9
perhaps just step it through for the
commitee. The office has been given
addi�onal funding in the 2018-19 budget
of $12.91 mil ion over the forward
es�mates for our role in the very
important new consumer data right that's
recently been rol ed out in the banking
sector. In addi�on, in the 2019-20 budget,
we were provided $25.1 mil ion over
three years including $2 mil ion for capital
for enhancing our privacy complaint
resolu�on and also undertaking
strengthened enforcement ac�on in
rela�on to the online environment and
social media. In the forward es�mates,
what you'l see is that that appropria�on
for the privacy func�ons is a termina�ng
measure, hence you wil see a diminu�on
in the appropria�on proffered.
Senator PATRICK: We didn't real y get
much in the way of increased funding for
FOI, I presume, based on that previous
statement?
Ms Falk: There was no specific funding for
FOI.
Hansard 19-Feb-2019 Pg. 66
Require addi�onal
Three Commissioner and addi�onal
resources
resources
: I've previously given
evidence—I think to this commitee and
others—that the posi�on that I'm
appointed to is able to exercise those
three func�onal areas, and that that's
effec�ve; and that if that were to change,
that would be advice that I would give to
government. I've pointed out to the
commitee, however, that in terms of the
resourcing of the OAIC, the issues lie in
terms of the staffing and case officers to
assist to progress the increased workload
10
that we've experienced over the last
three years.
Hansard 19-Feb-2019 Pg. 70
Require addi�onal
Ms Falk: I've not said today that I don't
resources and
require addi�onal resources—in fact, the
discussions with
contrary. I was asked a ques�on earlier
Government
around the three-commissioner model
and my answer went to the fact that I
thought that that was working well at this
�me—if that were to change, I would
advise government—but what is required
is addi�onal resources at the staffing
level. I understand that that may not have
been clear at the �me. But I have been on
record a number of �mes in terms of the
increased workload and the fact that the
ability of the office to keep up with that
workload is being chal enged. However, I
don't think it's acceptable as a statutory
officeholder to simply say that the office
requires more resources with nothing else
added to that. I think that would be
simplis�c.
It's incumbent on me to look at
priori�sa�on across the office but also to
understand the causes of the increased
work, to work in terms of the proac�ve
educa�ve strategies that I've outlined and
to ensure that we are taking a holis�c
approach to looking at our processes and
that we are doing the best that we can.
We can see over the last few years that
we have con�nued to increase our
throughput, and that's through trial ing
different pilots and different
methodologies and looking very cri�cal y
11
at our processes. I wil con�nue to do
that. There would be no regulator in the
country, I'm sure, who wouldn't say that,
inevitably, �me frames couldn't be
improved with addi�onal resources, and
I'm no excep�on to that.
Hansard 24-May-15
Pg. 80
75 FTE
Senator PATRICK: Ms Falk, with respect to the
ques�on that Senator Steele-John was asking,
how many overal staff do you have at the
Office of the Australian Informa�on
Commissioner?
Ms Falk: We have 75 FTE at present.
Senator PATRICK: Split between privacy and
FOI?
Hansard 24-May-15
Pg. 99
9 x FOI staff, increase to Mr Pilgrim: If I put it in terms of staffing levels,
12
it might be useful in that regard. In the current
staffing levels, we have nine people who are
working on FOI, and that is in comparison to 12
months ago when we would have had
approximately 23. The funding levels we have
received should al ow us to have an ongoing
staffing level for FOI of approximately 11-12
people for the next 12 months.
Senator JACINTA COLLINS: So you wil go from
nine up to 12?
Mr Pilgrim : That is correct.
Senator JACINTA COLLINS: Which is about half
of the capacity that previously existed?
Mr Pilgrim : Less than half that original y
existed within the office.
12
Hansard 24-Feb-15
Pg. 104
9 x FOI staff
Senator LEYONHJELM: Mr Pilgrim, what is the
staffing situa�on in rela�on to the OAIC
resources? How many people are working on
FOI in the office?
Mr Pilgrim : We have approximately nine staff
working on FOI maters.
Mr Pilgrim : Twelve months ago we had
approximately 20.
Senator LEYONHJELM: And the decline is
atributable to the an�cipated restructure and
aboli�on of the func�on?
Mr Pilgrim : That is correct. We took steps last
year, on the basis that the government's
inten�on was for the office to wind up by 31
December, and worked with our staff to make
sure that we could place those staff in other
posi�ons where we could assist them in that
process.
Hansard 24-May-2014 Pg. 106
63.3 staff
Prof. McMil an
: Yes. The budget-funded
posi�ons in the office at the moment are 63.3
staff. The budget papers es�mate a saving of 23
posi�ons. Of course, it is proposed that there
wil be a new office of the informa�on
commissioner and the staff numbers for that,
as I understand it, have not yet been
completely clarified. Also, there wil be a
transfer of an es�mated six staff posi�ons to
the Atorney-General's Department for
func�ons that wil be discharged there and one
staff posi�on to the Administra�ve Appeals
Tribunal.
13
Hansard 29-May-13
Pg. 113
Required resources to Senator RHIANNON: How many addi�onal
achieve OAIC
staff would you need to achieve that
objec�ves
objec�ve?
Prof. McMil an : We have not calculated
an exact figure. We have obviously had
discussions around budget. The Privacy
Commissioner wrote to the Atorney-
General drawing aten�on to the
workload pressures imposed by the
privacy reforms, but we have been wel
aware of government announcements
and government measures, including the
efficiency dividend, so we have not done
scenario model ing. When the proposals
for FOI reform and the crea�on of the
office were going through the parliament
it was projected that the office would
have 100 staff under the departmental
appropria�on. That is a figure we have
been comfortable to accept as a projected
number. The numbers go up and down,
but they wil probably stabilise. They are
currently down, under departmental
appropria�on, to around 64; it wil
probably stabilise in the next financial
year at around 70.
14
Budget & Staff summary: FOI QoN 2010-May 2023
QoN
Date
QoN #
Budget
Budget note
FTE
FTE note
23-May-23 BE-23 0010 -
Addi�onal 16.6ASL for
The Office of the Australian Informa�on
OAIC func�on
FOI required
Commissioner (OAIC) considered in 2022 that an
resourcing gap
addi�onal 16.6 ASL over three years would reduce
the number of Informa�on Commissioner reviews
Pg. 6
over 12 months old, al ow the OAIC to undertake
other freedom of informa�on regulatory work in a
�mely manner and to undertake an educa�on
program focused on pro-disclosure across
government. The OAIC con�nues to review the
resourcing requirements of its FOI func�on.
23-May-23 BE-23 0013 -
FOI budget bids
Budget and funding decisions are a mater
FOI func�on
for Government. The Office of the Australian
resourcing
Informa�on Commissioner was not advised
of the reasons for resourcing decisions.
Pg. 7
22-Oct-20
BE-20-71
Forecast required FOI
This table forecasts the total number of freedom of
IC Reviews and
ASL:
informa�on review officers required to undertake
resourcing
2019/20: 18
the work in Table 1 and to abolish the backlog of
levels
2020/21: 35
Informa�on Commissioner reviews and freedom of
2021/22: 35
informa�on complaints within 12 months,
Pg. 25
2022/23: 28
calculated as average staffing level (ASL).
19-Feb-19 AE-19-011
Workload model
The Office of the Australian Informa�on
Forecast required FOI
This table forecasts the total required FOI case
Resourcing
Commissioner (OAIC) engaged a consultant
ASL:
officers to undertake the work in Table 2 and other
levels
to develop a workload and forecas�ng
2019/20: 25.6
FOI work of the OAIC, calculated as average staffing
model. The model is based on historic trends 2020/21: 30.4
level (ASL).
Pg. 34
and future assump�ons as at October 2018. 2021/22: 33.0
2022/23: 35.9
The OAIC considers the below scenario to
reasonably reflect the an�cipated future
workload trends of the Office in rela�on to
freedom of informa�on (FOI).
22-Oct-19
LCC-SBE19-046 Budget request /
The OAIC provided a submission to
Resourcing
submission
government in rela�on to addi�onal
levels
resourcing, including for its FOI func�ons, in
November 2018. An updated submission in
1
Pg. 29
rela�on to the OAIC’s FOI func�on was
provided to government in September 2019.
22-Oct-19
LCC-SBE19-047 Cost of addi�onal 9 x The Office of the Australian Informa�on
Addi�onal
staff
Commissioner has es�mated that the annual
staffing
cost to fund nine (9) addi�onal staff to
resources
undertake FOI regulatory work, including
processing IC review applica�ons, would be
Pg. 31
approximately A$1.65 mil ion with an
addi�onal capital amount of approximately
A$0.3 mil ion for accommoda�on in the first
year.
4-Nov-19
LCC-SBE19-153 First request for
The Office of the Australian Informa�on
OAIC funding
funding and total cost Commissioner (OAIC) understands these
ques�ons relate to the freedom of
Pg. 32
informa�on (FOI) func�ons of the office,
since Commissioner Falk’s appointment in
August 2018.
1. The OAIC provided a submission to
government in rela�on to addi�onal
resourcing, including for its FOI func�ons in
November 2018. An updated submission in
rela�on to the OAIC’s FOI func�on was
provided to government in September 2019.
2. The Office of the Australian Informa�on
Commissioner has es�mated that at a
minimum the office requires nine (9)
addi�onal staff to undertake FOI regulatory
work, including processing IC review
applica�ons. The cost would be
approximately A$1.65 mil ion per year
together with capital amount of
approximately A$0.3 mil ion for addi�onal
accommoda�on.
2
22/10/2018 SBE18-003
22 x FOI staff
The 22 staff represent the contribu�on to delivering
Staffing
Increase by further 3 x
FOI func�ons from across the Office of the
numbers
from AAT
Australian Informa�on Commissioner.
Fol owing the real oca�on of FOI funding from the
Pg. 37
Administra�ve Appeals Tribunal the Office of the
Australian Informa�on Commissioner assigned an
addi�onal three staff to handle FOI maters.
18/08/2017 SBE17-184
Budget structure
The annual Budget appropria�ons to the
Staffing
OAIC general y does not provide a
numbers
breakdown between func�ons. As wel the
OAIC operates as an integrated agency in
Pg. 46
rela�on to al its statutory responsibili�es
and as such its internal budget is not
separated by func�on.
18/08/2017 SBE17-184
15 x FOI staff
The OAIC al ocates staff from within exis�ng
Staffing
47 x Privacy
resources propor�onate to the workload
numbers
11 x corporate
requirements of each func�on and priority se�ng.
6 x Execu�ve
As at 11 September 2017 the staff al ocated to these
Pg. 46
core func�ons was approximately:
• Privacy: 47
• FOI: 15
In addi�on to the above, a further 11 staff provide
support across al the OAIC’s statutory
responsibili�es in areas such as educa�on and
awareness, legal services, corporate governance. A
further six staff are in the Execu�ve Branch.
18/08/2017 SBE17-184
Commissioner
The appointment of an FOI commissioner under the
Staffing
arrangement
Australian Informa�on Commissioner Act 2010 is a
numbers
mater for the Government. The OAIC is currently
opera�ng with one person who is appointed as both
Pg. 47
Australian Informa�on Commissioner and Privacy
Commissioner. That person is supported by three
(3) SES staff, a Deputy Commissioner and two
Assistant Commissioners. It is the view of the
current Commissioner that this arrangement is
working effec�vely.
14/06/2017 SBE17-135
Internal budget
The OAIC operates as an integrated agency in
Resourcing of structure
rela�on to al its func�ons and as such its
the OAIC
budget is not separated by func�on.
3
Pg. 49
3/11/2016 SBE16-091
May 2014
Prior to aboli�on
OAIC
25 x FOI staff
opera�ons
40 x Privacy staff
1. The fol owing responses are provided as at 13
May 2014 with the staffing numbers as headcount:
Pg. 52
a. Two (offices)
b. 97 (total staff)
c. 25 (FOI staff)
d. 40 (privacy staff)
Of the total number of staff (97), 32 performed
du�es across both privacy and FOI func�ons
propor�onate with the rela�ve workloads of each
func�on. This included, for example, members of
the Execu�ve, enquiries staff, media and
communica�ons, and legal support. It also includes
staff who are on long term leave.
3/11/2016 SBE16-091
October 2016
Con�nua�on
OAIC
13 x FOI staff
opera�ons
43 x Privacy staff
2. The fol owing responses are provided as at 14
October 2016 with the staffing numbers as
Pg. 52
headcount:
a. One (office)
b. 78 (total staff)
c. 13 (FOI staff)
d. 43 (privacy staff)
Of the total number of staff (78), 21 performed
du�es across both privacy and FOI func�ons
propor�onate with the rela�ve workloads of each
func�on. This includes, for example, members of
the Execu�ve, enquiries staff, media and
communica�ons, and legal support. It also includes
staff who are on long term leave.
3/11/2016 SBE16-091
13 x staff delegated for
20 staff who are delegated under the FOI Act hold a
OAIC
FOI func�on
university legal qualifica�on. Of the 13 staff who are
opera�ons
Of these, 10 x whole law dedicated to carryout these func�ons, 10 hold a
qualifica�on
university legal qualifica�on.
Pg. 53
4
28/05/2015 BE15-102
2015-16 interim
The transi�onal funding of $1.7mil ion for the
OAIC
funding
Office of the Australian Informa�on
opera�ons
Commissioner (OAIC) is for the exercise of
FOI func�ons in 2015-16, pending
Pg
. 57
implementa�on of the 2014-15 Budget
measure.
It is a mater for the OAIC to determine how
it wil expend these funds. As the Privacy
Commissioner advised at the budget
es�mates hearing on 28 May 2015, the OAIC
an�cipates having addi�onal ongoing staff for
FOI maters.
28/05/2015 BE15-103
Internal al oca�on of Like al government agencies, it is a mater
FOI appeals
funding
for the OAIC to determine how it al ocates its
resources and manages its priori�es within
Pg
. 57
the funding provided to it by the
Government. Consistent with its status as an
independent statutory agency, the
Government has not directed the OAIC on
how it al ocates its resources or exercises its
func�ons. On 15 May 2015 the OAIC advised,
on its website, how it proposes to undertake
its FOI func�ons.
5
Opera�ng loss history
Document
Financial
Amount Reason
number
year
D2018/001645 2017-18
Applied
1) $0.270m – Engagement of independent consultants to conduct reviews of the Privacy (Credit Repor�ng) Code 2014 (required under the
$875,000 Code) and compliance with the Informa�on Publica�on Scheme (required under the Freedom of Informa�on Act 1982).
Actual
2) $0.265m – Engagement of contractors and consultants to ensure the OAIC’s informa�on and communica�on technology infrastructure
loss
and case management systems are ready for the introduc�on of the No�fiable Data Breach Scheme in February 2018, including the
$414,000 digi�sa�on of exis�ng paper records.
3) $0.340m – Unan�cipated li�ga�on costs for proceedings rela�ng to precedents in privacy and freedom of informa�on law, which
directly relate to the OAIC’s jurisdic�on and future handling of complaints and reviews.
4) Yes, unspent funds available for FOI.
D2020/001659 2018-19
Applied
Opera�ng loss approval a�er expense incurred.
$0
1) $0.531m – Lump Sum Superannua�on Contribu�on.
Actual
In May 2019 the Department of Finance (Finance) required OAIC to provide an addi�onal PSS/CSS lump sum contribu�on of $0.531m as
loss
determined by Finance’s actuary. The OAIC wil manage unexpected contribu�ons by applying similar parameters as set by Finance to its
$731,000 PSS/CSS employees to determine if future contribu�ons are required.
2) $0.200m – higher net expenditure/general
The higher net expenditure of $0.200m occurred due to several factors including: reduc�on in own source revenue and an increase in
recruitment ac�vi�es, including by way of short-term contractors.
In May 2019 a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with another government agency was varied which resulted in a reduc�on of
revenue. Future MOU varia�ons are planned to occur earlier in the financial year which wil enable general expenditure to reduce inline
with revenue.
During the repor�ng period the OAIC experienced a staff turnover rate of 24%. To balance the turnover rate and support workload
requirements the OAIC increased its recruitment ac�vi�es, including by way of short-term contractors. The OAIC wil manage future
recruitment ac�vi�es by streamlining the recruitment process. The process wil reduce the requirement for short-term contractors.
3) Opera�ng loss funds not available for FOI.
D2023/017436 2019-20
Applied
Applica�on of $1.510mil ion sought for use of COVIDSafe app, however declined by Finance Minister.
$0
4) Opera�ng loss funds not available for FOI.
Actual
posi�on
$472,000,
surplus
D2022/000109 2020-21
Applied
Applica�on approved in part. Original request included further $600,000 for COVIDSafe assessment, however declined.
$850,000
1) The OAIC / Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) shared services Memorandum of Understanding expires on 30 June 2021. In line
Actual
with government direc�ons the OAIC is exploring the transfer of financial and human resource services to the Department of Finance Service
loss
Delivery Office (SDO).
$1.977mil
The total cost to transfer to a new shared services provider is not known at this stage. However, based on par�al cos�ng es�mates received
to date, the OAIC es�mates the cost of this transi�on to be $-0.850 mil ion in 2020-21.
2) Opera�ng loss funds not available for FOI.
D2022/005956 2021-22
Applied
$1.630mil 1) The OAIC / Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) shared services Memorandum of Understanding expires on 30 June 2022. In
line with government direc�on the OAIC has commenced the transfer of financial and human resource (HR) services to the Department of
Actual
Finance Service Delivery Office (SDO).
posi�on
$620,000, The total cost to transfer to the new shared services provider is $1.630mil ion including $1.534mil ion to Department of Finance and
surplus
$0.096mil ion for other suppliers.
2) Yes, unspent por�on of opera�ng loss available for FOI.
D2023/003238 2022-23
Applied The opera�ng loss arises from the need to respond to regulatory requirements not an�cipated at budget �me, specifical y:
$3.000mil
1) the inves�ga�on work arising from the data breaches experienced by Medibank and Medilab. This wil involve the use of external legal
Actual
and cyber support as wel as 2 extra inves�ga�on teams (est. cost $2.2M). Funding for these inves�ga�ons is included in the FY24 budget
loss
submission for the OAIC which should preclude this being an ongoing issue.
$TBC
2) al oca�on of resources to work on reducing the aged FOI maters in the absence of addi�onal funding. This wil be reviewed as a part of
the FY24 internal budget process to determine whether further work wil be included in the FY24 budget (est. cost $0.65M). The opera�ng
loss sought represents half the unspent internal staffing al oca�on over the prior 3 years (total unspent internal staffing al oca�on over
that period is approximately $1.3M.)
3) Opera�ng loss includes applica�on for FOI
FOI budget bid submissions
Dates Budget submission
ASL
Cost
Links
Outcome
s47C
23 March ADG advised OAIC CFO of Budget approval for 1 x FOI Commissioner and 3 x Support
+3 ASL
$3.949mil ion Costing template
Successful, AGD
2021
staff as of 1 July 2021.
over
D2023/003315
advice:
4 years
D2021/014353
The profile is 1 x SES 1, 1 x APS 6, 1 x APS 5
s47C
Related: D2020/019896
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s47C
Related: D2020/019896
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s47C
Related: D2020/019896
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Budget overview
D2023/010253
D2023/010254
D2023/010255
D2016/007633
D2017/007304
Item
2013-14
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18
ASL cap
Appropriation 4,131,000.00
$
$ 2,812,000.00
$ 1,939,000.00
2,627,000.00
$
3,022,000.00
$
Wages
Budgeted staff
2,496,000.00
$
$ 1,235,000.00
$ 1,567,000.00
1,434,636.84
$
1,650,847.24
$
Areas contributing
$ 869,000.00
$ 394,000.00
$ 394,000.00
$ 385,128.30
$ 392,405.05
Wages total
3,365,000.00
$
$ 1,629,000.00
$ 1,961,000.00
1,819,765.14
$
2,043,252.29
$
Operating
Direct costs
$ -
-
$
10,000.00
$
$ 10,000.00
$ 65,000.00
Overhead
$ 471,358.08
$ 273,535.52
$ 352,472.48
$ 407,325.32
$ 464,568.94
Operating total
$ 471,358.08
$ 273,535.52
$ 362,472.48
$ 417,325.32
529,568.9
$
4
Total expense
$ 3,836,358.08
$ 1,902,535.52
$ 2,323,472.48
$ 2,237,090.46
$ 2,572,821.23
Net
$ 294,641.92
$ 909,464.48
-$ 384,472.48
$ 389,909.54
$ 449,178.77
D2018/015101
D2020/001658
D2022/007454
D2021/021260
D2022/020806
D2023/020172
Item
2018-19
2019-20
2020-21
2021-22
2022-23
2023-24
ASL cap
Appropriation 3,163,000.00
$
$ 3,180,000.00
$ 3,182,000.00
4,165,752.00
$
4,166,626.00
$
4,166,626.00
$
Wages
Budgeted staff
2,225,404.72
$
$ 2,430,311.80
$ 2,566,200.66
2,884,457.55
$
2,885,000.00
$
2,995,000.00
$
Areas contributing
$ 515,423.79
$ 569,905.89
$ 604,608.36
$ 933,525.88
$ 984,626.00
$ 988,418.00
Wages total
2,740,828.51
$
$ 3,000,217.69
$ 3,170,809.02
3,817,983.43
$
3,869,626.00
$
3,983,418.00
$
Operating
Direct costs
$ 15,500.00
34,000.00
$
37,300.00
$
$ 56,931.66
$ 70,000.00
$ 212,000.00
Overhead
$ 513,150.59
$ 468,145.88
$ 748,721.72
1,099,402.36
$
$ 498,370.18
$ 578,230.69
Operating total
$ 528,650.59
$ 502,145.88
$ 786,021.72
$ 1,156,334.02
$ 568,370.18
$ 790,230.69
Total expense
$ 3,269,479.1
0 $ 3,502,363.57
$ 3,956,830.7
4 $ 4,974,317.45
$ 4,437,996.18
$ 4,773,648.69
Net
-$ 106,479.10
-$ 322,363.57
-$ 774,830.74
-$ 808,565.45
-$ 271,370.18
-$ 607,022.69
