OVIC hosts a monthly Information Access Series seminar for FOI practitioners in the Victorian public sector (VPS).
Information Access Series and COVID-19
Due to COVID-19 and to ensure the health of staff and members of the public, OVIC has cancelled all upcoming face-to-face Information Access Series seminars.
The below sessions will be delivered via webinar.
Information Access Series dates for 2021
November 2021 |
Health and medical information and FOI – watch the event recording |
October 2021 |
Timely access to information in Victoria: OVIC investigation findings |
September 2021 |
Local Government – download the presentation slides |
July 2021 |
Vicarious trauma training – download the presentation slides |
June 2021 |
High Conflict Workshop for FOI, Privacy agency staff and OVIC staff |
April 2021 |
Dealing with requests |
March 2021 |
Plain English with Andrew Draffen – download the presentation slides |
February 2021 |
FOI in 2020: the year in review |
Past Information Access Series resources
Seminar 1 – Refusal of requests for documents under ss 25A(1) and (5) of the Freedom of Information Act 1982
Watch the live stream and download the presentation.
Seminar 2 – Preparing decision letters in FOI
Watch the live stream and download the presentation.
Seminar 3 – Secrecy and Confidentiality in a time of openness
Watch the live stream and download the presentation.
Seminar 4 – Working with OVIC, consultation and notification under the FOI Act
Watch the live stream and download the presentation.
Seminar 5 – Assisting and engaging with FOI applicants under section 17 of the FOI Act and Update on the publication of OVIC notices of decision
Watch the live stream and download the presentation.
Seminar 6 – Working with OVIC, demystifying our processes and procedures
Watch the live stream and download the presentation.
Seminar 7 – Working with OVIC, making a fresh decision under the FOI Act; and the purpose, scope and operation of Section 39
Watch the live stream and download the presentation.
Seminar 8 – Sections 34(1) and 34(4) of the FOI Act
Watch the live stream and download the presentation.
Seminar 9 – The culture of administering access to government information and FOI in Victoria – a pilot study by Monash University
Watch the live stream here and download the presentation.
Seminar 10 – Working with OVIC – Demystifying our processes and procedures
Watch the live stream and download the presentation.
Seminar 11 – Report on the State of FOI in Victoria
Watch the live stream.
November 2020 – FOI Professional Standards – 12 months on
Download the presentation