PSnews reports on Australian Information Commissioner John McMillan’s updated ruling involving “the disclosure of personal information of a successful applicant in Australian Public Service (APS) recruitment processes.” McMillan ruled that other than the successful applicant's name and a statement noting the applicant was selected for promotion, “the remaining vocational assessment information was the personal information of the successful applicant,” the report states. Disclosing such information “would be unreasonable under the FOI Act and contrary to the public interest,” McMillan said, noting the prior perception that it was reasonable to disclose assessment information needed reassessment.
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