OVIC hosts a monthly Information Access Series seminar for FOI practitioners in the Victorian public sector (VPS).
Information Access Series
February 2025 |
Information Access Series: Information Access Series: Engaging with consumers and technology to create a more efficient, sustainable (and friendly!) FOI Service – watch the event recording, download the presentation slides |
October 2024 |
Information Access Series: Section 38 of the FOI Act – Secrecy Provisions – watch the event recording, download the presentation slides |
June 2024 |
Information Access Series: Annual FOI Survey – Hints & Tips for 2023/24- watch the event recording |
April 2024 |
Information Access Series: Access charges associated with processing FOI request – watch the event recording |
March 2024 |
Information Access Series: Tips to use FOI for a more tailored applicant experience – watch the event recording |
March 2023 |
Information Access Series: Access charges associated with processing an FOI request – watch the event recording |
February 2023 |
Information Access Series – Proactive and Informal Release Panel – watch the event recording |
November 2022 |
Information Access Series Webinar – Good record keeping and access to information – watch the event recording |
October 2022 |
Information Access Series FOI in 2021 to 2022 – the financial year in review – watch the event recording |
September 2022 |
IAS panel discussion – Enhancing access to information through smart defaults – watch the event recording |
August 2022 |
IAS: the benefits of proactive and informal release of information – watch the event recording |
July 2022 |
High conflict workshop for FOI – watch the event recording |
June 2022 |
Information Access Series webinar: A special look at FOI in Victoria from 2019 to 2021 – watch the event recording |
May 2022 |
Breaking down the culture of FOI – Opportunities for change – watch the event recording |
April 2022 |
Information Access Series: Use of section 25A(1), 25A(5) and 25 – watch the event recording |
February 2022 |
FOI in 2021: A year in review – watch the event recording |
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