Documents Regarding The Appointment Of Toni Pirani, Elizabeth Tydd And Carly Kind As FOI Commissioner, Information Commissioner, And Privacy Commissioner Respectively.

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The Attorney-General's Department released documents relating to the appointment process for the FOI Commissioner, Information Commissioner, and Privacy Commissioner positions at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The disclosure includes calendar invitations and meeting notices from July 2023 documenting shortlisting panels for the FOI Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner roles, organised by Katherine Jones (Department Secretary). Attendees included representatives from the Australian Public Service Commission and other government bodies. A partial expressions of interest advertisement for the full-time statutory positions under the Privacy Act 1988, Freedom of Information Act 1982, and Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 is also included. Substantial redactions were applied under section 22 (irrelevant to scope), section 47E(d) (meeting access details), and section 47F(1) (personal contact information and identifying details of officials and external panellists). The released material provides limited substantive detail regarding the appointment criteria or decision-making process.