Events

Assisting and engaging with FOI applicants under section 17 of the FOI Act and Update on the publication of OVIC notices of decision

This session explores the ins and outs of assisting applicants in making their FOI requests. We will be looking at: • the formal requirements for making a request and how to make sure these are met; • difficulties in interpreting...

Ethics, AI and Unintended Consequences

There has been much talk of the need for focus on ethics in AI development and automated decision making. And there’s no doubt we can benefit from attention to ethics in all program development. But an ethical framework on its...

Seminar: Responding to data breaches

OVIC’s Privacy Guidance team will be delivering a seminar during Privacy Awareness Week 2019 on responding to data breaches. It seems that barely a week goes by without news stories about high-profile data breaches. This seminar will provide guidance in...

Consumer Privacy Post Cambridge Analytica

The California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 was passed last year and is due to come into effect in January 2020. It has been widely touted as radical initiative put forward in the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal as...

Public forum: Privacy – Whose responsibility?

OVIC’s next public forum, held during Privacy Awareness Week 2019, will explore what good privacy governance means in the context of small, medium and large public sector organisations. Please join us to hear from expert guest speakers, sharing their experiences...

Working with OVIC – demystifying our processes and procedures

We invite Victorian public sector staff from across Victoria to join us for a lunchtime seminar where we will provide insight into our processes and procedures in conducting reviews of primary FOI decisions and handling FOI complaints received by our...