OVIC hosts a monthly Information Access Series seminar for FOI practitioners in the Victorian public sector (VPS).
See below for an overview and dates for 2020.
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 2020
28 September 2020 |
OVIC Right to Know Day event – International Right to Know Day |
30 September 2020 |
Best practice in providing access to information and negotiating positive outcomes |
15 October 2020 |
Vicarious Trauma Training |
26 November |
FOI Professional Standards: 12 months on |
Information Access Series dates for 2021
February 2021 |
FOI in 2020: the year in review |
March 2021 |
Reasons for decision and writing for your audience: plain English and clear communication for FOI practitioners |
April 2021 |
Dealing with large requests and where all documents are exempt |
May 2021 |
Privacy Awareness Week (PAW) |
June 2021 |
High Conflict Workshop for FOI, Privacy agency staff and OVIC staff |
July 2021 |
Working with OVIC: Reviews, Informal Resolution, Complaints and Professional Standards |
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
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Seminar 2 – Preparing decision letters in FOI
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Seminar 3 – Secrecy and Confidentiality in a time of openness
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Seminar 4 – Working with OVIC, consultation and notification under the FOI Act
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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
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Seminar 6 – Working with OVIC, demystifying our processes and procedures
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Seminar 7 – Working with OVIC, making a fresh decision under the FOI Act; and the purpose, scope and operation of Section 39
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Seminar 8 – Sections 34(1) and 34(4) of the FOI Act
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Seminar 9 – The culture of administering access to government information and FOI in Victoria – a pilot study by Monash University
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Seminar 10 – Working with OVIC – Demystifying our processes and procedures
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Seminar 11 – Report on the State of FOI in Victoria
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November 2020 – FOI Professional Standards – 12 months on
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