Norton Rose by Ashley Tsacalos Recent events have renewed the focus on issues of privacy, particularly in the face of technological developments. As a result, on 21 July 2011 the Minister for Privacy, The Hon Brendan O’Connor MP, announced that the Commonwealth Government will seek the views of the public on introducing a right to [...]

Norton Rose by Ashley Tsacalos, Adrian D’Amico, Jacinta Studdert, Nick Beresford-Wylie, Danielle See, Catherine Kelso, Susanna Taylor, Adam Hunter, Vince Sharma, Katherine Barraclough, Sarah Ralph, Jane Tiller, Lee Corbett Brooke Newell. Welcome to the June edition of the Public law report for 2011, which provides essential updates for public sector managers and government lawyers on [...]

Norton Rose by Ashley Tsacalos and Catherine Kelso In this legal update, we look at the changes to fees and charges for FOI requests that have recently been announced as part of the broader reforms to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (FOI Act). These changes were announced by the Minister for Privacy and [...]

Norton Rose Introduction Structure of the OAIC Functions of the OAIC Freedom of information functions Review of the AIC Act Reproduced with permission of Norton Rose in accordance with their legal notice and disclaimers.

Norton Rose Introduction Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Requirement to publish Narrowing of exempt material and introduction of conditionally exempt material Summary of key changes   Read more of the report by Norton Rose. Reproduced with permission of Norton Rose in accordance with their legal notice and disclaimers.