From 1 July 2019 OVIC commenced publishing de-identified FOI review decisions made by the Information Commissioner and the Public Access Information Commissioner (the Commissioners) under section 49P of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) (FOI Act) on both OVIC’s website as below and on the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) website.
We publish a selection of all decisions made which show the breadth of reviews conducted by the Commissioners and provide insight into the Commissioner’s interpretation for the FOI Act. Please note, it is open to the relevant parties to appeal the decisions made by OVIC’s Commissioners and some of the decisions published may have been subsequently subject to review by the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal or other relevant jurisdictions.
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‘AC6’ and Department of Justice and Community Safety (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 24 (26 April 2019)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – prisoner records – forensic mental health services – psychological intervention report – internal working documents – law enforcement documents – documents to which secrecy provisions apply – section 104ZZA Corrections Act 1986
Decision information
Date of decision: 26 April 2019 Applicant: 'AC6' Agency: Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) Citation: ‘AC6’ and Department of Justice and Community Safety (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 24 (26 April 2019) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – prisoner records – forensic mental health services – psychological intervention report – internal working documents – law enforcement documents – documents to which secrecy provisions apply – section 104ZZA Corrections Act 1986 Sections in the FOI Act: 30, 31(1)(a), 38 Download this file: ‘AC6’ and Department of Justice and Community Safety Freedom of Information 2019 VICmr 24 26 April 2019 1 - PDF (286 KB) -
‘AC4’ and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 22 (18 April 2019)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Section 14 – documents not subject to FOI Act – access subject to fee – available for purchase by public – traffic incident report – accident records office
Decision information
Date of decision: 18 April 2019 Applicant: 'AC4' Agency: Victoria Police Citation: ‘AC4’ and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 22 (16 April 2019) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Section 14 – documents not subject to FOI Act – access subject to fee – available for purchase by public – traffic incident report – accident records office Sections in the FOI Act: 14(1)(b) Download this file: ‘AC4’ and Victoria Police Freedom of Information 2019 VICmr 22 16 April 2019 - PDF (169 KB) -
‘AC5’ and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 23 (18 April 2019)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – LEAP database extract – Electronic Patrol Duty Return Form – undermine the enforcement of law – prejudice fair trial – unreasonable disclosure of personal affairs information
Decision information
Date of decision: 18 April 2019 Applicant: 'AC5' Agency: Victoria Police Citation: ‘AC5’ and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 23 (18 April 2019) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – LEAP database extract – Electronic Patrol Duty Return Form – undermine the enforcement of law – prejudice fair trial – unreasonable disclosure of personal affairs information Sections in the FOI Act: 31(1)(b), 33(1) Download this file: ‘AC5’ and Victoria Police Freedom of Information 2019 VICmr 23 18 April 2019 - PDF (234 KB) -
‘AC3’ and Court Services Victoria (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 21 (16 April 2019)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Agency staff – Agency’s internal processes – proper administration and enforcement of the law – Court Services Victoria Act 2014 (Vic)
Decision information
Date of decision: 16 April 2019 Applicant: 'AC3' Agency: Court Services Victoria Citation: ‘AC3’ and Court Services Victoria (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 21 (16 April 2019) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Agency staff – Agency’s internal processes – proper administration and enforcement of the law – Court Services Victoria Act 2014 (Vic) Sections in the FOI Act: 31(1)(a) Download this file: AC3 and Court Services Victoria Freedom of Information 2019 VICmr 21 16 April 2019 - PDF (185 KB) -
‘AC2’ and Department of Justice and Community Safety (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 20 (4 April 2019)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Correction documents – secrecy provision – Corrections Act 1986 – section 104ZZA – a person who is a relevant person must not disclose personal or confidential information
Decision information
Date of decision: 4 April 2019 Applicant: 'AC2' Agency: Department of Justice and Community Safety (DJCS) Citation: ‘AC2’ and Department of Justice and Community Safety (Freedom of Information) [2019] VICmr 20 (4 April 2019) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Correction documents – secrecy provision – Corrections Act 1986 – section 104ZZA – a person who is a relevant person must not disclose personal or confidential information Sections in the FOI Act: 38 Download this file: ‘AC2’ and Department of Justice and Community Safety Freedom of Information 2019 VICmr 20 4 April 2019 - PDF (496 KB)