Tag: Freedom of Information

OAIC resourcing inadequate as FOI burden grows: report

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is “increasingly burdened” by the weight of its freedom of information work and requires additional resourcing to fulfil its roles, according...

‘Extreme concern’ about FoI, privacy complaint backlog

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is facing a backlog in processing privacy and freedom of information complaints amid concerns the office is underfunded. Responding to a question...

FOI exemption on data sharing queried

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The privacy watchdog has urged the government to reverse its plan to exempt any information sent under its new data-sharing scheme from Freedom of Information requests. Legislation introducing a...

Where AI meets the information discovery challenge

Posted on   |  by David McClure
The workings of big business and government have come under intense scrutiny in recent times. The Banking Royal Commission revealed multiple instances of malfeasance. The enquiry into Victoria’s hotel...