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Media releases

 
  • Inquiries into the transfer of personal information by City of Greater Geelong

    MEDIA STATEMENT The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) made preliminary inquiries with the City of Greater Geelong in January 2020 about the proposed use of a third party service provider to manage marketing and communications with members of…

  • New global report reveals Victorian government organisations’ commitment to privacy

    The Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) has published the annual privacy sweep report providing a global analysis of organisations’ privacy practices. The objective for the sweep was to analyse how organisations in various jurisdictions handle and respond to data breaches….

  • Report on the State of FOI in Victoria shows room for improvement

    OVIC calls for agencies to commit to greater public access to government information The Office of the Victorian Commissioner (OVIC) has published a report on the State of Freedom of Information in Victoria: Five Years in Review 2014-2019. The report…

  • Information Access Commissioners and Ombudsmen release survey results on community attitudes

    Information Access Commissioners and Ombudsman today released the findings of their first cross jurisdictional study of community attitudes to access to government information. Commissioners from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, the Commonwealth of Australia and the Ombudsman from ACT sponsored…

  • Right to Know essential to democracy in a digital world

    JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT Information Access Commissioners and Ombudsmen from across Australia and New Zealand are urging government agencies to do more to make information available for the benefit of citizens. They’re making the call in the build up to International…

  • FOI culture in Victoria needs better public sector leadership: study

    JOINT MEDIA STATEMENT- MONASH UNIVERSITY AND OFFICE OF THE VICTORIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER (OVIC) Freedom of Information (FOI) practitioners ranked government executives as more important than political leadership in building a positive and well-functioning FOI culture. FOI officers’ efforts to provide…

  • Research shows Victorians value their Right to Know

    International Right to Know Day is celebrated each year on 28 September to raise awareness of the community’s right to access government held information. In the lead up to Right to Know Day 2019, new research commissioned by the Office…

  • OVIC brings together experts to light the way for responsible use of AI

    The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) has published an e-book on Artificial Intelligence (AI) titled Closer to the Machine: Technical, social and legal aspects of AI. OVIC collaborated with eight experts to produce the e-book including Professor Toby…

  • Information Commissioner investigates breach of myki users’ privacy

    Compliance notice issued against Public Transport Victoria Victoria’s Information Commissioner has published a report on an investigation into the release of myki data by Public Transport Victoria (PTV), which is now part of the Department of Transport. The report includes…

  • Public Access Deputy Commissioner appointment

    Sven Bluemmel, the Victorian Information Commissioner, is pleased to announce the appointment of Joanne Kummrow as Public Access Deputy Commissioner by Her Excellency the Governor of Victoria. Ms Kummrow is appointed for a five year term commencing on 14 May…

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