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Information Access Series: Engaging with consumers and technology to create a more efficient, sustainable (and friendly!) FOI Service
OVIC will be joined by Laura Hartmann, General Counsel, Grampians Health, in our first Information Access Series session for 2025. During the session, Laura will be providing learnings from Grampians Health’s efforts to redesign its FOI processes. The session will...
Victorian Privacy Network Meeting
The Victorian Privacy Network (VPN) is hosting its first meeting for 2025 on Thursday 6 March. The meeting will feature: a presentation on OVIC’s updated outsourcing guidance, a presentation on promoting transparency of AI usage within the public sector delivered...
Introduction to Information Privacy and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) webinar – March
Introduction to Information Privacy and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) looks at interpreting information privacy and the Act, whilst also providing public sector employees with a detailed understanding of each stage of the information lifecycle. Please...
Administering the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) (FOI Act) – April & May
The Administering of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) (FOI Act) webinar has been developed to provide VPS employees with a general understanding of the FOI Act and guide them through how to process a request. These sessions include live...
Introduction to Information Privacy and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) webinar – June
ntroduction to Information Privacy and the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) looks at interpreting information privacy and the Act, whilst also providing public sector employees with a detailed understanding of each stage of the information lifecycle. Please...