Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Corrections Victoria – person on parole – bail conditions – mobile phone images – refusal to process request on grounds that all documents would be exempt – investigation of a possible contravention of the law – secrecy provision – offender management – Corrections Act 1986 (Vic)
Sections in the FOI Act:
25A(5), 38
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – video recordings of meetings – Zoom – internal working documents – inhibit frank and confidential discussions – compromise public safety – release contrary to public interest
Sections in the FOI Act:
30, 25
Decision type:
Same as Agency
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Cabinet documents – ministerial briefs – recommendations made to a Minister – matters of a business, commercial or financial nature – disclosure would not expose undertaking unreasonably to disadvantage – disclosure would not expose agency unreasonably to disadvantage – legal professional privilege – not all privileged information
Sections in the FOI Act:
28(1)(d), 32, 33(1), 34(1)(b), 34(4)(a)(ii)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – Police record – Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) – Person History Report – opinion – personal affairs information – law enforcement document – prejudice proper administration of the law
Sections in the FOI Act:
30, 33(1), 31(1)(d)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – personal affairs information – telephone bill – council communications – unreasonable disclosure – third party telephone numbers
Sections in the FOI Act:
33(1), 25
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – COVID-19 – schools – survey responses – external research report – air filters – Rapid Antigen Testing – Ministerial briefing – issues to be considered by Cabinet – disclosure not contrary to the public interest – information provided in confidence – personal affairs information
Sections in the FOI Act:
28(1)(ba), 28(1)(d), 30, 33(1), 35(1)(a), 35(1)(b)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – police records – police investigation – theft of motor vehicle – applicant victim of crime – witness information – Law Enforcement Assistance Program (LEAP) documents – ongoing investigation – disclosure of personal affairs information unreasonable
Sections in the FOI Act:
31(1)(a), 33(1)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – council documents – substantial and unreasonable diversion of Agency resources – council emails
Sections in the FOI Act:
25A(1)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – complaints made to agency by applicant – OurBriefings – eMinisterials – Child Protection – internal emails – correspondence – correspondent action summary– disclosure of personal affairs information of agency officers unreasonable – peripheral role of agency officers in handling complaints
Sections in the FOI Act:
33(1)
Decision type:
Same as Agency
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – school documents – accessible education learning environment involving a child – parent seeking access to information regarding their child – third party personal affairs information – emails
Sections in the FOI Act:
30, 33(1)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – financial records – office of the opposition – substantial and unreasonable diversion of Agency resources from its other operations
Sections in the FOI Act:
25A(5)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – workplace investigation – external consultant – information that could identify a participant – information communicated in confidence – removal of personal affairs information – disclosure not contrary to the public interest
Sections in the FOI Act:
30, 33(1), 35(1)(b), 25
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – email correspondence – notes – complaint – investigation report – internal correspondence – contrary to public interest – personal affairs information of agency officers
Sections in the FOI Act:
30, 33(1), 25
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – ministerial briefs – briefing to Attorney General – Fines Victoria – implementation of new IT system – Victorian Infringement Enforcement and Warrants (VIEW) system delivery – contract costs – contract service provider – government contracting – contractual terms – contract management
Sections in the FOI Act:
28(1)(ba), 28(1)(d), 30, 32, 34(1)(b), 34(4)(a)(ii)
Headnote:
FREEDOM OF INFORMATION – National Trust Victoria – kindergarten grant application – LANDATA documents – not-for-profit certificate – Victorian Heritage register – internal correspondence – personal affairs information – expose a business undertaking unreasonably to disadvantage – documents available for purchase
Sections in the FOI Act:
14(1)(b), 33(1), 34(1)(b), 35(1)(b)