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Public Hearing

As part of its oversight responsibility of the Office of the Information Commissioner, the Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee held a public hearing on Wednesday, 20 June 2012 at Parliament House, Brisbane. The hearing was broadcast live on the web.

Other Information

The Office of the Information Commissioner's Annual Report for 2010-11 is available here.

Overview

The Legal Affairs and Community Safety Committee has oversight responsibility of the Office of the Information Commissioner.

Pursuant to the Right to Information Act 2009, the Committee's function is to:

• monitor and review the performance by the Information Commissioner of its functions;
• report to the Assembly on any matter concerning the Information Commissioner, its functions or the performance of its functions that the Committee considers should be drawn to the Assembly's attention;
• decide, in consultation with the Information Commissioner, the statistical information agencies and Ministers are to give to the Commissioner for reports to the Committee under section 131;
• examine each annual report tabled in the Assembly under the Act and, if appropriate, to comment on any aspect of the report and to make recommendations;
• examine each strategic review report tabled in the Assembly under the Act and, if appropriate, to comment on any aspect of the report and to make recommendations;
• report to the Assembly any changes to the functions, structures and procedures of the office of the Ombudsman the Committee considers desirable for the more effective operation of the Act.

More information on the Office of the Information Commissioner can be found on their website at www.oic.qld.gov.au

Report

On 2 August 2012, the Committee tabled its Report No. 7, Oversight of the Office of the Information Commissioner. A copy of the report is available here or can be accessed at Related Publications.

The Government tabled its response to the Committee's report on 1 November 2012. A copy of the Government Response can be accessed at Related Publications.