Members Oceania

Head of authority: Joanne Kummrow

Joanne Kummrow is an experienced public sector leader and statutory decision maker with a professional career in the public, legal and integrity sectors. She has a strong commitment to advancing government transparency, accountability and the public interest. From 2018 to 2024, Joanne was the Public Access Deputy Commissioner at the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner, with statutory responsibilities for external reviews and complaints under the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) and oversight of agency compliance with the FOI Professional Standards. Joanne was admitted to legal practice in 2002 and accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria as a specialist in Administrative Law in 2013. The Office is also supported by Right to Information Commissioner Stephanie Winson, an experienced executive public sector leader and lawyer with a focus on constitutional, regulatory and administrative law matters, who has held senior roles in New Zealand and Namibia and was admitted to practise law in Namibia (1991) and New Zealand (2002).

Continent: Oceania
Competence: Privacy/Data Protection and ATI/RTI
Year established: 2009
Number of staff: 51

Relevant Laws

Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld)
https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-013

Information Privacy Act 2009 (Qld)
https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2009-014

Activities:

Office of the Information Commissioner – Annual Report 2023–24

Contact details:

Address: Level 11, 53 Albert Street, Brisbane QLD 4000, AUSTRALIA
Website: https://www.oic.qld.gov.au/
Email: ic@oic.qld.gov.au
Telephone: +61 7 3234 7273

Social media and online profiles:

Website: https://www.oic.qld.gov.au/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/office-of-the-information-commissioner-queensland-/posts/?feedView=all
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/qldoic