Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – ministerial briefing – arts funding – use of public land – whole of government investment committee – not engaged in trade or commerce
Sections in the FOI Act:
28(1)(ba), 30, 34(1)(b), 34(4)(a)(ii)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – documents affecting legal professional privilege – referral letters to the Director of Public Prosecutions – consideration of whether to prosecute a matter – Workplace Injury Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 2013 (Vic)
Sections in the FOI Act:
32, 33(1)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – workplace incident – workplace complaint – workplace investigation – WorkSafe – internal working documents – legal professional privilege – personal affairs information – prosecution record
Sections in the FOI Act:
25, 30, 32, 33(1)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – council documents – employment contract – chief executive officer – senior executive officer – salary – performance criteria – superannuation – motor vehicle allowance – draft organisational restructure – secrecy provision – Local Government Act 2020 (Vic)
Sections in the FOI Act:
30, 33(1), 34(4)(a)(ii), 36(2)(b), 38
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Public Accounts and Estimates Committee (PAEC) brief – unreleased health data – Victorian Agency for Health Information (VAHI) – COVID-19 pandemic – impact on mental health, alcohol and other drug treatment services in Victoria
Sections in the FOI Act:
28(1)(d), 30, 35(1)(a), 35(1)(b)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – legal professional privilege – summary brief and supporting documents – request for legal advice – Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 (Vic)
All reference to legislation in this document is to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) (FOI Act) unless otherwise stated.
Sections in the FOI Act:
33(1), 32, 34(1)(b)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – COVID-19 pandemic – consultancy services – government contracts – contract negotiations – banking details – section 49KA notice
Sections in the FOI Act:
30, 34(4)(a)(ii), 34(1)(b), 25
Decision type:
Different to Agency
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – ministerial brief – Ballarat GovHub fit-out costs – government procurement – expenditure of public funds – decision of Cabinet – decision of a Minister
Sections in the FOI Act:
28(1)(d), 30
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – COVID-19 pandemic – COVID-19 Quarantine Victoria – Hotel Quarantine Program – infection protocols – Cabinet documents – copy of a Cabinet document – draft Cabinet document
Sections in the FOI Act:
28(1)(c)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – agenda – minutes – Agency board – regulatory functions – titles of attachments
Sections in the FOI Act:
30, 31(1)(d), 32
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Child Protection documents – parent seeking access to documents – refusal to process FOI request – prejudice proper administration of the law – personal affairs information – secrecy provision – confidentiality provision – Children, Youth and Families Act 2005 (Vic)
Sections in the FOI Act:
25A(5), 31(1)(a), 31(1)(c), 35(1)(b), 38
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – COVID-19 pandemic – public health directions – legal advice – Cabinet documents
Sections in the FOI Act:
28(1)(b), 28(1)(c), 28(1)(d), 32
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – VicForests – harvesting and regeneration – response to investigation outcome – instructions – statistical information – statutory obligations
Sections in the FOI Act:
35(1)(b)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – medical records – deceased [family member] – refusal to process request on grounds all documents, should any exist, would be exempt – disclosure of personal affairs information
Sections in the FOI Act:
25A(1), 25A(5), 33(1)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – parent seeking information about child’s education – parent complaints – Family Law matters – parent disputes handling of serious allegations – student welfare matters – Family Violence Protection Act 2008 (Vic) – section 61B(3)
Sections in the FOI Act:
33(1), 35(1)(b), 38