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Government Response to the Review of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 Cabinet considered its response to the report of the review by an Independent Review Panel of the Freedom of Information Act 1992 (the Solomon report). The report puts forward 141 recommendations. It proposes new legislation and addresses issues such as information policy, records management, privacy, publications and agency culture. The Report recommends the development of a whole-of-Governme
Right to Information Bill and Information Privacy Bill release of exposure drafts On 10 June 2008, the Independent Review Panel (the Panel), chaired by Dr David Solomon released The Right to Information: Reviewing Queensland’s Freedom of Information Act (the Report). On 20 August 2008, the Government released its response to each of the 141 recommendations contained in the Report. In its response the Government gave a commitment to provide exposure drafts of the Right to Infor
Right to Information and Information Privacy Bills 2009 On 4 December 2008, the Government released exposure drafts of the Right to Information Bill, the Right to Information Regulation and the Information Privacy Bill 2009. The draft Bills were released for public consultation for a period of almost four months until 31 March 2009. The Bills implement recommendations of the review of the operation of Queensland’s Freedom of Information Act 1992 und
Toward Q2 through ICT - The Queensland Government's strategy for government ICT Information and Communication Technology (ICT) is a key enabler for achieving many of the outcomes that the Queensland Government targets in Toward Q2: Tomorrow’s Queensland; in responding to the Right to Information report; and enhancing service delivery and engagement of the population into the future. It is therefore important that ICT investment, governance and practices are operating as effe
The Queensland Governments open data revolution In October 2012, the Premier announced an ‘open data revolution’ for the Queensland Government with an aim of releasing as much government data as possible to encourage the private sector to develop innovative new services and solutions for the State. The policy principles that will underpin the Open Data Initiative are: Government data will be available for open use. Government data will be avail
Review Right to Information and Information Privacy Acts 2009 Cabinet noted the issues raised in the review of the Right to Information Act 2009 and Information Privacy Act 2009. Cabinet approved the release of two discussion papers: Review of the Right to Information Act 2009 and Information Privacy Act 2009: RTI Act and Chapter 3 of the IP Act and Review of the Right to Information Act 2009 and Information Privacy Act 2009: Privacy provisions of the IP Act
Justice and other Legislation Amendment Bill 2013 The Attorney-General is responsible for the administration of over 200 statutes. Periodically, these Acts are reviewed to identify amendments which are desirable for ensuring that the Acts continue to operate in the manner intended. Other amendments to legislation may be identified as a result of court or tribunal decisions or representations by administering agencies and stakeholders. The Jus
Appointment of Information Commissioner Section 123 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act) establishes the Information Commissioner and Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). Under the RTI Act and Information Privacy Act 2009 (the IP Act), the Information Commissioner is an independent statutory office holder appointed by the Governor-in-Council to exercise functions under the RTI Act and IP Act. Such functions includ
Appointment Right to Information Commissioners Section 147 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) establishes the role of Right to Information (RTI) Commissioner and provides that the RTI Commissioner is a member of the staff of the Office of the Information Commissioner. The RTI Commissioner is a deputy to the Information Commissioner, particularly as it relates to the Information Commissioner’s functions under the RTI Act, as delega
Appointments of Information Commissioner and Right to Information Commissioners Section 123 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act) establishes the Information Commissioner and Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). Under the RTI Act and Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act), the Information Commissioner is an independent statutory office holder appointed by the Governor in Council to exercise functions under the RTI Act and IP Act. Such functions include, b
Appointments Information and Right to Information Commissioners Section 123 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act) establishes the Information Commissioner and Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC). Under the RTI Act and Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act), the Information Commissioner is an independent statutory office holder appointed by the Governor in Council to exercise functions under the RTI Act and IP Act. Such functions include, b
Review of the Right to Information Act 2009 and Information Privacy Act 2009 The Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) gives a right of access to documents held by government agencies and Ministers. It also requires government agencies to proactively make information available through publication schemes and disclosure logs. The Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act) provides a right of access to and amendment of personal information and details privacy principles that g
Report of the Review of Right to Information and Information Privacy Act 2009 Section 183 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act) and section 192 of the Information Privacy Act 2009 (the IP Act) require the Minister to commence a review of the Acts by 1 July 2011. The review must consider whether the primary objects of the Acts remain valid, whether the Acts are meeting their primary objects and whether the provisions of the Acts are appropriate for meeting their
Appointment of Right to Information Commissioner Section 147(1) of the Right to Information Act 2009 (the Act) establishes the role of the Right to Information Commissioner (RTI) and provides that the RTI Commissioner is a member of the staff of the Office of the Information Commissioner. Section 148(1) of the Act provides that the RTI Commissioner’s role is that of a Deputy to the Information Commissioner, such functions include, but are not l
Appointment of Information Commissioner Section 123 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (the RTI Act) establishes the Information Commissioner and Office of the Information Commissioner (OIC) and provides that the Information Commissioner is an officer of the Parliament. The OIC is an independent statutory body whose role is to: promote access to government-held information; protect people’s personal information held by the public sec
Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 The Integrity and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (the Bill) is the second set of legislative amendments to implement integrity reforms recommended by Professor Coaldrake in his Report, Let the sunshine in: Review of Culture and accountability in the Queensland public sector (Coaldrake Report) and Kevin Yearbury in his Strategic Review of the Integrity Commissioner’s functions (Yearbury Repo
Information Privacy and Right to Information reforms Queensland's Information Privacy Act 2009 (IP Act) regulates the collection, use, storage and disclosure of personal information. It also provides a right for a person to access or amend their own personal information. The Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) plays an important role in our modern democratic society. It provides a right of access to government information unless, on balance, it
Appointment of the Right to Information Commissioner Section 147 of the Right to Information Act 2009 (RTI Act) provides that there is to be a Right to Information Commissioner (RTI Commissioner) and that the RTI Commissioner is a member of the staff of the Office of the Information Commission (OIC). Section 148(1) of the RTI Act provides that the RTI Commissioner’s role is that of a deputy to the Information Commissioner, with particular responsibi