People profile

Information Commissioner Julie Kinross (pictured) allowed Sectorwide into her office for a chat and a look at her gorgeous Limoges tea set.

I was born in…
Brisbane.

I was appointed head of the Office of the Information Commissioner in…
July 2009. I was the acting Information Commissioner from April 2008.

Prior to that I was…
The Commissioner for Fair Trading, then Deputy Director-General in the former Department of Tourism, Fair Trading and Wine Industry Development.

Tell me about Right to Information…
Over the past 18 months the Government reviewed the Freedom of Information laws and as a result the Right to Information Act 2009 and the Information Privacy Act 2009 were passed in June 2009. Agencies are now required to take a proactive approach to maximise the dissemination of information held by Government. The Office monitors the application of the new laws and reviews Government agency decisions under the legislation.

In my spare time, I enjoy…
Walking, gardening, reading the newspaper, drinking a good coffee and listening to the radio. I love to ride my Triumph Bonneville 865cc motorcycle and I enjoy bird watching and bushwalking.

My favourite television shows are…
ABC News, 7.30 Report, Q & A, Lateline, Little Britain, The Sopranos, Party Animals and The League of Gentlemen.

I like listening to…
Most styles of music - opera, chamber music, Gurrumul Yunupingu, Joan as Police Woman's To Survive, the Waifs, the Kings of Leon and Fire Kites.

I like the film…
Wag the Dog.

If a movie was made about me, the actor I would cast as Julie Kinross is…
Jamie Lee Curtis.

At the moment I am reading…
Don Watson's Death Sentence, How to Buy and Sell Art by Michael Reid and I'm eating my way through Brisbane Budget Bites.

On my desk I have…
Photos of my Welsh terriers, Monty and Charlie, and my Limoges tea set - my object of beauty in the office.

I want to be remembered for…
Being a faithful companion.

October 2009

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