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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‘CK5’ and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 343 (9 December 2020)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Coroners Court of Victoria documents – documents relating to a death – inquiry – inquest – secrecy provision – prohibition on disclosure
Decision information
Date of decision: 9 December 2020 Applicant: 'CK5' Agency: Victoria Police Citation: 'CK5' and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 343 (9 December 2020) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Coroners Court of Victoria documents – documents relating to a death – inquiry – inquest – secrecy provision – prohibition on disclosure Sections in the FOI Act: 38 Download this file: CK5 and Victoria Police Freedom of Information 2020 VICmr 343 9 December 2020 - PDF (187 KB) -
‘CK6’ and Court Services Victoria (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 344 (9 December 2020)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – freedom of information (FOI) request to Agency – administrative documents – decision making documents
Decision information
Date of decision: 9 December 2020 Applicant: 'CK6' Agency: Court Services Victoria Citation: 'CK6' and Court Services Victoria (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 344 (9 December 2020) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – freedom of information (FOI) request to Agency – administrative documents – decision making documents Sections in the FOI Act: 30, 32, 31(1)(a), 33(1) Download this file: CK6 and Court Services Victoria Freedom of Information 2020 VICmr 344 9 December 2020 - PDF (4 MB) -
‘CK7’ and Department of Education and Training (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 345 (9 December 2020)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – schools – incidents – break in and enter – vandalism – arson – loss or damage – graffiti – CCTV footage – costs – claims
Decision information
Date of decision: 8 December 2020 Applicant: 'CK7' Agency: Citation: 'CK7' and Department of Education and Training (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 345 (9 December 2020) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – schools – incidents – break in and enter – vandalism – arson – loss or damage – graffiti – CCTV footage – costs – claims Sections in the FOI Act: 31(1)(a), 31(1)(b) Download this file: CK7 and Department of Education and Training Freedom of Information 2020 VICmr 345 9 December 2020 - PDF (602 KB) -
‘CK4’ and Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 342 (8 December 2020)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – [named] Project – internal working documents – draft documents – emails –disclosure not contrary to public interest
Decision information
Date of decision: 8 December 2020 Applicant: 'CK4' Agency: Citation: 'CK4' and Department of Environment, Land, Water and Planning (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 342 (8 December 2020) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – [named] Project – internal working documents – draft documents – emails –disclosure not contrary to public interest Sections in the FOI Act: 30 Download this file: CK4 and Department of Environment Land Water and Planning Freedom of Information 2020 VICmr 342 8 December 2020 - PDF (444 KB) -
‘CK2’ and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 340 (7 December 2020)
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – law enforcement documents – police records – police member notes –ongoing Professional Standards Command (PSC) investigation – current court proceeding
Decision information
Date of decision: 7 December 2020 Applicant: 'CK2' Agency: Victoria Police Citation: 'CK2' and Victoria Police (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 340 (7 December 2020) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – law enforcement documents – police records – police member notes –ongoing Professional Standards Command (PSC) investigation – current court proceeding Sections in the FOI Act: 31(1)(a) Download this file: CK2 and Victoria Police Freedom of Information 2020 VICmr 340 7 December 2020 - PDF (176 KB) -
‘CK3’ and Medical Panels (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 341 (7 December 2020)
Decision information
Date of decision: 7 December 2020 Applicant: ‘CK3' Agency: Medical Panels Citation: 'CK3' and Medical Panels (Freedom of Information) [2020] VICmr 341 (7 December 2020) Headnote: FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – medical notes – personal affairs information – internal communications Sections in the FOI Act: 30, 33(1) Download this file: CK3 and Medical Panels Freedom of Information 2020 VICmr 341 7 December 2020 - PDF (407 KB)