Our FOI disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ23/00183

Date of access

5 October 2023

Published on

18 October 2023

FOI request

I seek under the FOI Act a copy of the 2023 APS Census report(s) specific to Freedom of Information branch and the Dispute Resolution branch of the OAIC.

Other information

Full access release

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Reference number

FOIREQ23/00226

Date of access

9 January 2024

Published on

10 January 2024

FOI request

Any briefing documents, agendas, minutes and documents detailing meeting outcomes of the regulator heads meetings of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-Reg).

Any briefing documents, agendas, minutes and documents detailing meeting outcomes of the steering committee level meetings as part of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-Reg)

Any briefing documents, agendas, minutes and documents detailing meeting outcomes of working group(s) meetings as part of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-Reg)

I would like all correspondence and attachments contained in the correspondence and minutes between August 1, 2023, and October 30, 2023.

Scope revised to 1 September 2023 to 30 October 2023.

Other information

5 documents released in full.
31 documents released in part.
3 documents exempt in full under s 47E(d).
0 documents subject to third party review rights.

In reference to document number 19:

• Please note that there is an inaccurate statement on page 152 please note that eSafety is participating in the Department’s consultation about possible changes to the scope of the BOSE Determination in accordance with the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth), noting that the power to amend the Determination rests with the Minister and not with eSafety.

In reference to document number 35:Please note that the reference in the DP-REG Digital Technology Working Group Minutes of 9 August 2023 to OAIC guidance on what services children can access online should instead read that the UK ICO released updated guidance on what services are ‘likely to be accessed’ by children for the purposes of the Children’s Code.

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Reference number

FOIREQ23/00196

Date of access

18 October 2023

Published on

18 October 2023

FOI request

For context, please refer to OAIC Reference FOIREQ23/000156 or visit www.righttoknow.org.au.

I am seeking access to the following documents:

1. Document 17 - "making and assessing FOI Complaints worksheet"
2. Document 18 - " worksheet on deemed access refusal matters"
3. Document 19 - "worksheet on registration and triage"
4. Document 20 - "worksheet on extension of time matters"
5. Document 44 - "Direction as to certain procedures to be followed in IC reviews: for agencies/ministers"
6. Document 45 - "Direction as to certain procedures to be followed in IC reviews: for applicants"

I kindly request that these documents be provided in their final version without any changes highlighted. This can be accomplished by temporarily turning off the "track changes" feature in Microsoft Word.

Other information

Release in full

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ23/00129

Date of access

20 October 2023

Published on

23 October 2023, additional information published from page 68, 08/02/2024

FOI request

• Any correspondence between the OAIC and the company Clearview AI relating to the Commissioner-initiated Investigation of Clearview AI, following the Information Commissioner’s finding that Clearview AI, Inc, breached Australians’ privacy;
• Including correspondence exchanged in relation to the litigation matter;
• Including correspondences exchanged between the OAIC’s legal representatives and the legal representatives of Clearview AI;
• With a relevant period of 8 May 2023 to 10 July 2023 inclusive;
• Excluding all correspondence regarding confidentiality orders and/or stay orders; and
• Excluding all personal information.

Other information

• grant full access to 38 documents, with deletions of irrelevant material only;
• grant access in part to 1 document, with deletions of irrelevant material only;
• refuse access in full to 7 documents.

Ss 45, 46 of the FOI Act

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Reference number

FOIREQ23/00175

Date of access

19 October 2023

Published on

20 October 2023

FOI request

1. Maximum, minimum and median number of calendar days between the date an IC review application is received by the OAIC, and the date that it is allocated to a case officer, for IC review requests received by the OAIC for:

• the period before 1 January 2018 from the year that the OAIC is established
• the period from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2019, and
• the period from 1 January 2020 to date of the FOI request.

I would like the above statistics to be broken down if cases are assessed by complexity (i.e. if OAIC assesses case complexity by level or category). If cases are not always assessed by complexity, please provide the above statistics nonetheless without this information.

2. Maximum, minimum and median number of calendar days between the date an IC review application is received by the OAIC, and the date that it is closed, for IC review requests received by the OAIC for:

• the period before 1 January 2018 from the year that the OAIC is established
• the period from 1 January 2018 until 31 December 2019, and
• the period from 1 January 2020 to date of the FOI request.

I would like the above statistics to be broken down if cases are assessed by complexity (i.e. if OAIC assesses case complexity by level or category). If cases are not always assessed by complexity, please provide the above statistics nonetheless without this information.

3. Any OAIC record (internal or publicly available) that document or report on Items 1 and 2 above, be it a monthly report or recommendations to improve waiting times by members of the public or make waiting times transparent to the public.

Other information

Access in full to 5 documents

Access in part to one document

S 22(1)(a)(ii) S 47E(d)

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Reference number

FOIREQ23/00179

Date of access

30 October 2023

Published on

31 October 2023

FOI request

1. Any briefing documents, agendas, minutes and/or other documents detailing meeting outcomes of the regulator heads meetings of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-Reg).
2. Any briefing documents, agendas, minutes and/or other documents detailing meeting outcomes of the steering committee level meetings as part of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-Reg)
3. Any briefing documents, agendas, minutes and/or other documents detailing meeting outcomes of working group(s) meetings as part of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-Reg).

Other information

S 22, S 47E(c), S 47C, S 37, S 33

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Reference number

FOIREQ23/00173

Date of access

30 October 2023

Published on

31 October 2023

FOI request

“…all documents created by people who are el2 or above between 28/8-30/8 (inclusive) relating to Leo Hardiman's testimony before the Senate.”

Other information

S 22(1)(a)(ii), S 47E(d), S 47E(c), S 47C, S 42

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Reference number

FOIREQ23/00173

Date of access

30 October 2023

Published on

31 October 2023

FOI request

“…all documents created by people who are el2 or above between 28/8-30/8 (inclusive) relating to Leo Hardiman's testimony before the Senate.”

Other information

S 22(1)(a)(ii), S 47E(d), S 47E(c), S 47C, S 42

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ23/00173

Date of access

30 October 2023

Published on

31 October 2023

FOI request

“…all documents created by people who are el2 or above between 28/8-30/8 (inclusive) relating to Leo Hardiman's testimony before the Senate.”

Other information

S 22(1)(a)(ii), S 47E(d), S 47E(c), S 47C, S 42

Information published in the disclosure log

Reference number

FOIREQ23/00173

Date of access

30 October 2023

Published on

31 October 2023

FOI request

“…all documents created by people who are el2 or above between 28/8-30/8 (inclusive) relating to Leo Hardiman's testimony before the Senate.”

Other information

S 22(1)(a)(ii), S 47E(d), S 47E(c), S 47C, S 42

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