Privacy complaints, FOI reviews on rise in 2018–19
Privacy complaints, FOI reviews on rise in 201819
- Privacy complaints, FOI reviews on rise in 201819
Increases in privacy complaints and freedom of information requests and reviews last year demonstrate the increasing value the community places on information, according to Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk. - The 201819 annual report from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner shows privacy complaints rose by 12% in 201819, to 3,306.
- Access to personal information also features strongly in both privacy complaints and requests for government-held information, under our national freedom of information (FOI) laws.
- The number of applications for Information Commissioner (IC) review of FOI decisions increased by 16% in 201819, to 928.