by Lyn Allison | Jun 4, 2021 | News, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Privacy
ART’s discussion series – data and privacy Held 18 June 2021, 6.30 – 8.30 pm via zoom Australian Governments are encouraging us to provide more and more personal data to be centrally stored and used by it to provide us with its services. The data we...
by jmsthornton | Oct 2, 2018 | Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Privacy
The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee’s inquiry into the Freedom of Information Legislation Amendment (Improving Access and Transparency) Bill 2018 was set up following the introduction of this Bill by Senator Rex Patrick on 22nd August 2018. The Bill...
by jmsthornton | Sep 15, 2018 | Auditor General, Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
ART’s Tim Smith has tirelessly pursued the parlous state of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, where funding has not been reinstated and one Commissioner has been doing the work of three. Tim’s letters containing the arguments for...
by jmsthornton | Mar 22, 2018 | Auditor General, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Accountability Round Table wrote to Christian Porter on his accession to the post of Attorney General to raise with him the continued inadequate resourcing of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Our initial letter can be read here The Attorney...
by jmsthornton | Jan 31, 2018 | Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP)
Accountability Round Table continues to pursue better resourcing of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. Following the appointment of Australia’s new Attorney General, The Hon Christian Porter, Accountability Round Table sent the following...
by jmsthornton | Dec 7, 2017 | Auditor General, Federal Government, Freedom of Information, Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Open Government Partnership (OGP), Privacy
This submission was sent to the office of the Attorney general immediately after the letter sent by Tim Smith to George Brandis on OAIC and the OGP; Issues on Wednesday 6th December 2017 . That itself followed from a letter from George Brandis to Josh Frydenberg that...