We did not receive a response from you.
On 27 November, we consulted with you further, as follows:
So that we can undertake relevant searches, I am writing to seek clarification of
your request. Can you please advise the financial period to which the request
relates and clarify the level to which you are requesting breakdown. I would also
suggest you view the Annual Financial Statements, which are publicly available
and which report on revenue from all sources and expenses you can view this on
the OAIC website- OAIC annual reports | OAIC.
We did not receive a response from you.
Request timeframe
Your FOI request was received by the OAIC on 14 November 2025. Therefore, the
decision on your FOI request falls due by Sunday 14 December 2025.
Paragraph 3.141 of the Australian Information Commissioner Guidelines states ‘If the
last day for notifying a decision falls on a Saturday, Sunday or a public holiday, the
timeframe will expire on the first business day following that day.’
Therefore, the decision is due to be notified by the next working day, being Monday 15
December 2025.
Decision
I am an officer authorised under section 23(1) of the FOI Act to make decisions in
relation to FOI requests on behalf of the OAIC.
Subject to the provisions of the FOI Act, I have made a decision to:
• grant full access to the OAIC Annual Report available on the OAIC website.
Searches undertaken
The FOI Act requires that all reasonable steps be taken to locate documents within
scope of an FOI request.
The following line areas of the OAIC conducted searches for documents relevant to
your request:
• Information Rights Division
A search was conducted on the following:
• the OAIC Website
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Having consulted with the relevant line area and, having reviewed the search and
retrieval efforts, I am satisfied that a reasonable search has been undertaken for your
request.
Reasons for decision
Material taken into account
In making my decision, I had regard to the following:
• your FOI request dated 14 November 2025
• the OAIC website
• the FOI Act
• FOI Guidelines
Release of document
The relevant documents are readily available online OAIC annual reports | OAIC
https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-the-OAIC/our-corporate-information/oaic-annual-
reports
Please see the following page for information about your review rights.
Yours sincerely
Fern
FOI delegate
Governance, Risk and Compliance (FOI & Privacy)
15 December 2025
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If you disagree with my decision
Internal review
You have the right to apply for an internal review of my decision under Part VI of the FOI
Act. An internal review will be conducted, to the extent possible, by an officer of the
OAIC who was not involved in or consulted in the making of my decision. If you wish to
apply for an internal review, you must do so in writing within 30 days. There is no
application fee for internal review.
If you wish to apply for an internal review, please mark your application for the attention
of the FOI Coordinator and state the grounds on which you consider that my decision
should be reviewed.
Applications for internal review can be submitted email to xxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
Alternatively, you can submit your internal review application by post to:
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5288
SYDNEY NSW 2001.
Further review
You have the right to seek review of this decision by the Information Commissioner and
the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART).
You may apply to the Information Commissioner for a review of my decision (IC review).
If you wish to apply for IC review, you must do so in writing within 60 days. Your
application must provide an address (which can be an email address or fax number)
that we can send notices to and include a copy of this letter. A request for IC review can
be made in relation to my decision, or an internal review decision.
Please note: It is the Information Commissioner’s view that it will usually not be in the
interests of the administration of the FOI Act to conduct an IC review of a decision, or
an internal review decision, made by the same agency which the Information
Commissioner heads: the OAIC. For this reason, if you make an application for IC
review of my decision, and the Information Commissioner is satisfied it is not in the
interests of administration of the FOI Act, and it is desirable that my decision be
referred or considered by the ART, the Information Commissioner may decide not to
undertake an IC review (refer section 54W of the FOI Act).
Section 57A of the FOI Act provides that, before you can apply to the ART for review of
an FOI decision, you must first have applied for IC review.
Applications for IC review can be submitted online at: IC Review application online
form.
Alternatively, you can submit your application to:
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Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
GPO Box 5288
SYDNEY NSW 2001
Or by email to xxxxx@xxxx.xxx.xx.
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