Anna Fields (Hetherington) is an experienced professional who currently works as an Assistant Director of Freedom of Information at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. With a background in law and communication, Anna has held various roles including Principal Right to Information Officer at the Department of Environment and Science and Principal Privacy Officer at the Queensland Government. Anna's career journey includes working as a solicitor at Quinlan Miller & Treston Lawyers and Biggs & Biggs Lawyers, as well as gaining experience as a Summer Law Clerk at Allens. With a strong educational foundation including a Bachelor of Laws and a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from QUT, Anna also holds a Bachelor of Communication from Griffith University.
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is the independent national regulator for privacy and freedom of information. Our purpose is to uphold privacy and information access rights. As an independent statutory agency, the OAIC’s work is of national significance and plays an important role in shaping Australia’s information handling landscape across the economy – from government, digital platforms and the online environment, to health, finance and telecommunications. We are an agency within the Attorney-General Department’s portfolio with responsibility for: • privacy functions under the Privacy Act 1988 and other legislation • freedom of information, in particular review of decisions made by agencies and ministers under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.