Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is an independent agency within the Attorney General’s portfolio. The OAIC's primary functions are privacy, freedom of information and government information policy. Their responsibilities include conducting investigations, reviewing decisions, handling complaints, and providing guidance and advice. Graduate Opportunities The OAIC does not offer a formal graduate program. However, they do maintain a Temporary Employment Register for when non-ongoing full-time, part-time and The OAIC's purpose is to promote and uphold privacy and information access rights. casual vacancies arise. Opportunities are available for periods of up to 18 months.

They do this by: - Making sure that Australian Government agencies and organisations with an annual turnover of more than $3 million, and some other organisations, follow the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) and other laws when handling personal information Job opportunities are available in each of the OAIC's three branches: 1. Dispute Resolution 2. Regulation and Strategy 3. Corporate More information can be found here: https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-us/join-our-team/ - Protecting the public’s right of access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) Fun Fact / Recent Project COVIDSafe App - Carrying out strategic information management functions within the Australian Government under the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 (AIC Act) The OAIC published a fact sheet relating to the CovidSafe App and privacy rights. The Privacy Act was amended on 14 May 2020 to protect data in the COVIDSafe app and the National COVIDSafe Data Store. The Privacy Act: What kind of work? The OAIC's work involves: - Conducting investigations - Handling complaints - Reviewing decisions made under the FOI Act - prohibits anyone from being required to download or use the app - strictly limits the purposes for which data from the app can be collected, used or disclosed - requires data to be deleted when it is no longer needed. - Monitoring agency administration - Advising the public, organisations and agencies Information that has been collected or generated through the COVIDSafe app can only be collected, used Location Sydney or disclosed by: - state or territory health officials who are contact tracing individuals possibly exposed to COVID-19 - the administrators of the COVIDSafe app and the National COVIDSafe Data Store, to enable the app, the Data Store and contact tracing to work properly and to ensure the integrity of the app and Data Store - the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and police enforcing these privacy protections.