Our FOI disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ24/00602

Date of access

19 December 2024

Published on

19 December 2024

FOI request

I request access to the Style Guides/Brand Guides/Writing Guides currently used for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.

Other information

Released in part

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ24/00593

Date of access

11 December 2024

Published on

11 December 2024

FOI request

Please provide all internal/policy documents that relate to this policy including documents like: policy documents that explain the IC may report non-compliance in annual reports, any documents from the AG's department about the OAIC being able to do this and standards for submissions, and what are recommended factors to consider before censuring or citing an agency for non-compliance.

For lack of a better way to phrase it, I am seeking documents that state that the OAIC reviewers have this "power" to express opinions about model litigant breaches and explain how it will be exercised. I understand "power" is the wrong word but I don't have a better one and I am only using it here so you know what documents to look for.

I am not seeking any information on 'specific' model litigant breaches nor am I seeking past reports to the AG or other documents like that.

• Part 5: Non-compliance with this Direction 5.1 This Part applies to all IC review applications.
• 5.2 Because the model litigant obligation under the Legal Services Directions 2017 extends to Commonwealth entities involved in merits review proceedings, failure to adhere to the requirements of this Direction may amount to non-compliance with the model litigant obligation.[11]
• 5.3 The IC may report non-compliance with this Direction in the OAIC’s Annual Report.
• 5.4 The IC may also report non-compliance with this Direction to the Office of Legal Services Coordination in the Attorney-General’s Department.
• 5.5 The IC may also consider non-compliance within this Direction as part of investigations they conduct under Part VIIB of the FOI Act.

Elizabeth Tydd

Freedom of Information Commissioner

26 June 2024

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Released in full

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Reference number

FOIREQ24/00441

Date of access

4 December 2024

Published on

10 December 2024

FOI request

1. All OAIC correspondence (whether incoming/outgoing or internal/external) relevant to the drafting and finalisation of "Direction as to certain procedures to be followed by applicants in Information Commissioner reviews."
2. Any advice or other correspondence considered by the OAIC about how the direction referred to in [3] applies to IC review applications which were already on foot when it was published.
3. Any advice or other correspondence considered by the OAIC about how para 2.33 of the direction referred to in [3] is consistent with the objects of the FOI ACt.

Other information

Access provided in part S 47F

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ24/00446

Date of access

2 December 2024

Published on

10 December 2024

FOI request

Any correspondence about or related to Clearview AI from: Jun 24, 2024, to Aug. 21, 2024.

Other information

Access provided in part S42 S47E(c) S47E(d) S47F

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ24/00572

Date of access

4 December 2024

Published on

6 December 2024

FOI request

I seek access under FOI to the number of applicants for each OAIC position available for an internal EOI (with a due date of any day from 1 September 2024 to 4 November 2024) by OAIC employees.

Please include each position’s title and APS/EL/SES level, and exclude any personal information.

Other information

Document created under s.17 Access provided in part.

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ24/00574

Date of access

5 December 2024

Published on

6 December 2024

FOI request

The number of FOI requests for which charges were notified during the period (as reported under section 7. Processing Charges (Item 7A) for each agency. Please exclude agencies that reported zero in this category from my request. If possible I would appreciate receiving this information in the form of a table.

Other information

Document created under s.17

Access provided in full.

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ24/00494

Date of access

30 October 2024

Published on

21 November 2024

FOI request

Any documents, inclusive of correspondence, sent by the OAIC to federal government departments and/or agencies relating to advice and/or guidance on non-corporate communication channels, including WhatsApp, Signal, private email, text messages and private messaging on social media platforms, between the period of 1 January 2024 to 1 October 2024

Other information

1 document released in full

1 document released in part: section 47F

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ24/00536

Date of access

20 November 2024

Published on

21 November 2024

FOI request

A list of OAIC positions occupied by an ongoing employee in an acting or higher duty arrangement, or a casual or non-ongoing employee (including any APS employee on s 26 transfer), as at or immediately close to 20th Oct 2024. Please include each position’s SES/EL/APS level and title.

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ24/00544

Date of access

21 November 2024

Published on

21 November 2024

FOI request

If there is an ongoing restructure of the OAIC in 2024, I request under the FOI Act that the OAIC provide the document (or a document, if it does not exist) showing how each individual role (not just team) in the previous structure has been mapped to the new structure as of 17 October 2024.

There's no need to include any personal information about your staff.

Other information

Please note, the information contained in this document is current as of 17 October 2024.

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ24/00534

Date of access

18 November 2024

Published on

19 November 2024

FOI request

• a list of all OAIC roles subject to any internal EOI process as of 17 October 2024 (including their classifications and job titles)
• a list of all OAIC roles which a non-ongoing/casual employee has been directly mapped to AND, therefore, have been excluded from any internal EOI process as of 17 October 2024 (including their classifications and job titles)
• the number of EL2 roles at the OAIC subject to any internal EOI process and the number of ongoing substantive EL2 employees not directly mapped to a role as of 17 October 2024
• the number of EL1 roles at the OAIC subject to any internal EOI process and the number of ongoing substantive EL1 employees not directly mapped to a role as of 17 October 2024
• the number of APS 6 roles at the OAIC subject to any internal EOI process and the number of ongoing substantive APS 6 employees not directly mapped to a role as of 17 October 2024
• the number of APS 5 roles at the OAIC subject to any internal EOI process and the number of ongoing substantive APS 5 employees as of 17 October 2024
• the number of APS 4 roles at the OAIC subject to any internal EOI process and the number of ongoing substantive APS 4 employees not directly mapped to a role as of 17 October 2024
• the number of APS 2 roles at the OAIC subject to any internal EOI process and the number of ongoing substantive APS 2 employees not directly mapped to a role as of 17 October 2024.

Other information

Please note, the information contained in this document is current as of 17 October 2024.

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