Inquiry into the Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Bill 2016

Hearings and Transcripts

Created: Wednesday, 22 February 2017 22:38

Last Updated: Thursday, 16 March 2017 08:20

Information on the Committee's public hearing schedule for this Inquiry will be posted here as it becomes available.

Corrected transcripts of these hearings will also be published here when finalised by the Committee.

Wednesday 8 March 2017

Knight Kerr Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne

Time	Witness	Transcripts
7pm	Law Institute of Victoria  Fiona Spencer, Barrister, Member of the Law Institute of Victoria's Human Rights and Charter of Rights Committees	Transcript(PDF 104.36 KB)
7.30pm	Department of Premier and Cabinet  Tony Bates, Deputy Secretary, Governance Policy and Coordination David Butler, Director, Information Management & Technology Samuel Porter, Executive Director, Public Sector Integrity	Transcript(PDF 143.1 KB)

Friday 3 March 2017

Legislative Council Committee Room, Parliament House, Spring Street East Melbourne

Time	Witness	Transcripts
11am	Office of the Freedom of Information Commissioner Michael Ison, Acting Freedom of Information Commissioner Sally Winton, Acting Assistant Freedom of Information Commissioner	Transcript(PDF 191.88 KB)
12.30pm	Office of the Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection Adjunct Professor David Watts, Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection	Transcript(PDF 163.51 KB)

Terms of Reference

Created: Wednesday, 22 February 2017 22:23

Last Updated: Thursday, 23 February 2017 09:24

On 21 February 2017, the Legislative Council agreed to the following motion:

That the Freedom of Information Amendment (Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner) Bill 2016 be referred to the legal and social issues committee for inquiry, consideration and report by 21 March 2017.