OAIC commissioner Angelene Falk won't seek third term
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The news: The Australian Information Commissioner Angelene Falk has announced she will not seek a third term.
The numbers: The Attorney General's office has advertised the position before Falk wraps up her tenure in August 2024.
The context: The announcement comes at a time when the OAIC is going through a structural change and an ongoing review of the Privacy Act.
Last month, Falk rejected allegations from the former Freedom of Information Commissioner Leo Hardiman, who told a Senate inquiry the FOI department was deliberately understaffed and the information commissioner had "gaslit" him. She said Hardiman had presened a "false narrative" about FOI funding and his other claims were untrue or misleading.
The sources: OAIC Media Release, The Guardian
