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OVIC responds to Monash University’s report: Culture of implementing Freedom of Information in Australia
The Office of the Victorian Information commissioner welcomes the publishing and recommendations of the Monash University Culture of implementing Freedom of Information in Australia report. The report, led by Associate Professor Johan Lidberg and Adjunct Professor Moira Paterson, follows the…
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OVIC seeks to appoint new Public Access Deputy Commissioner
The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner is seeking to appoint an accomplished executive to the position of Public Access Deputy Commissioner to embed a culture in the Victorian Public sector that promotes fair public access to information while ensuring…
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60th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities forum discusses privacy, regulation, enforcement and more.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) hosted the 60th Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA) forum from 30 November to 1 December 2023. A number of guests and observers attended from around the globe, including from data protection authorities…
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OVIC’s 2022-23 Annual Report tabled in Victorian Parliament
Then. Now. Next. OVIC’s 2022-23 annual report was tabled in the Victorian Parliament on Wednesday 4 October 2023. In 2022-23, Victorians made 48,117 freedom of information (FOI) requests to Victorian government agencies and Ministers. This is another all-time record for FOI requests made…
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Association of Information Access Commissioners meet in New Zealand
The Association of Information Access Commissioners (AIAC) met in Wellington, New Zealand on 7 and 8 December 2022 for its second bi-annual meeting. Members discussed the evolution of the right to access information, and noted the 40 year anniversary of…
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OVIC’s 2021-22 Annual Report tabled in Victorian Parliament
A renewed focus on empowering members of the community OVIC’s 2021-22 annual report was tabled in the Victorian Parliament on Tuesday 20 September 2022. In 2021-22, Victorians made 43,978 freedom of information (FOI) requests to Victorian government agencies and Ministers. This…
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Guidelines on the Caretaker Conventions
The caretaker period commences at 6pm on Tuesday 1 November 2022 and continues until either it becomes clear the government has been returned, or the time when a new government is commissioned. During this time, the Guidelines on the Caretaker…
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Access to Information as the pillar of the digital age in the guarantee of human rights, the inclusion of groups in situations of vulnerability and the strengthening of democratic institutions in the 21st century
PUBLIC STATEMENT The members of the International Conference of Information Commissioners meeting on June 22 2022, during the 13th Edition of our Annual Conference, held virtually and in the City of Puebla, Mexico, issue the following statement: RECALLING that, in…
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How transparency and privacy build trust in government
This op-ed was written by Sven Bluemmel, Victorian Information Commissioner and was distributed to media in the lead up to the Regional Roadshow on 23 March 2022 Trust in government is crucial to a healthy democracy. We need to have…
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Transparency is the key
This op-ed was written by Sven Bluemmel, Victorian Information Commissioner and was published in the Herald Sun on 28 September 2021 If governments are not transparent, they will lose our trust. When we vote at elections, we do not grant…
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