EL1 Senior Legal Adviser, Statutory Oversight

Applications submitted after the closing date will not be accepted unless Comcare has approved an extension due to special circumstances

Overview of the team

The Statutory Oversight team is responsible for providing expert advice on the application of statutory processes to business areas within Comcare and acts as Comcare’s liaison with the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and the Commonwealth Ombudsman. The team is responsible for receiving Public Interest Disclosures (PID) and co-ordinating PID investigations. 

Statutory Oversight team actively promotes Privacy and develops Comcare-wide privacy training and is responsible for ensuring Privacy Impact Assessments are completed and that Comcare’s activities are consistent with the Privacy Act 1988. 

Statutory Oversight processes Freedom of Information 1982 (FOI) and facilitates administrative access to personal information under the statutory requirements...