Role Title: Policy Project Intern
Organisation: Office of the Information Commissioner
Internship Period: Winter (June - July)
Location: Perth CBD
The Office of the Information Commissioner is undertaking a review of its polices and procedures in responses to changes that will result from the passage of the Information Commissioner Act 2024 and the Privacy and Responsible Information Commissioner Act 2024. A key result of the legislation will be the creation of a new Office of the Information Commissioner with new responsibilities. The Policy Project Intern will assist senior staff with various tasks and projects, including but not limited to:
• Records management - preparing documents for archiving, safe destruction or transfer to the new Office of the Information Commissioner
• Reviewing and aligning current OIC policies and procedures to the needs of the new Office of the Information Commissioner
• Identifying all instances where the current OIC logo will need to be updated with the new OIC logo
• Reading through various guidelines and research papers and summarising important points for further OIC consideration – for example, AI research papers and guidelines
The Western Australian Freedom of Information Act 1992 (the FOI Act) gives people a right of access to documents held by most State Government agencies, Ministers and local government. Together, these bodies are called “agencies” in the FOI Act. The position of Information Commissioner was established under the FOI Act. The Commissioner is an independent officer who is directly accountable to Parliament. The main function of the Commissioner is to deal with complaints about the decisions of agencies in respect of FOI applications. Another function is to ensure that both agencies and the public are aware of their respective responsibilities and rights under the FOI Act.