Your role is to liaise, consult and negotiate with members of the community who seek access to departmental documents and to make decisions on matters regarding access and amendment to departmental documents in accordance with the Right to Information Act 2009 and administrative release.

Job details

As a Right to Information Officer you will:

• Liaise, consult, negotiate and provide expert advice to internal and external clients and organisations in relation to specific requests under the Right to Information Act 2009 or administrative release.
• Exercise decision making power under the Right to Information Act 2009 and in accordance with administrative release guidelines, regarding access and amendment to information recorded on departmental documents.
• Contribute to the development of appropriate Right to Information and administrative release procedures and practice standards to ensure the ongoing efficient and effective implementation of Right to Information and administrative release in the department. 
• Contribute to the preparation for appearances before the Information Commissioner when decisions are subject to external review. 
• Maintain an awareness of recent government developments and trends to ensure best practice Right to Information and administrative release decisions are made.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• 682775-26-Role Description (Word, 729KB)
  Role Description