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Information Advisory Committee
The Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010 provides for the appointment of an Information Advisory Committee (IAC). The role of the IAC is to assist and advise the Australian Information Commissioner in matters relating to the performance of the Information Commissioner functions. Other than the chair, the inaugural IAC members below were appointed in September 2011.
The members of the IAC are:
- Professor John McMillan, Australian Information Commissioner (Committee Chair)
- The Hon Dr John Bannon AO, Adjunct Professor of Law, University of Adelaide
- Ms Anita Brown, Trade Marks Attorney, Phillips Ormonde Fitzpatrick
- Ms Jenet Connell, Deputy Secretary, Department of Finance and Deregulation
- Ms Stephanie Foster, Deputy Secretary, Department of Regional Australia, Regional Development and Local Government
- Ms Elizabeth Kelly, Deputy Secretary, Attorney-General’s Department
- Ms Jill Lang, Consultant
- Mr Peter Lewis, Executive Producer, Landline ABC News Brisbane
- Ms Roxanne Missingham, University Librarian, Australian National University
- Mr Alan Noble, Engineering Director, Google Sydney
- Ms Kirstie Parker, Managing Editor, Koori Mail
- Dr Ian Reinecke, Consultant, Director, Strategies and Solutions Group
- Mr Edward Santow, Chief Executive Officer, Public Interest Advocacy Centre
- Mr Michael Simpson, General Manager, Policy and Advocacy, Vision Australia
The IAC advises the Information Commissioner, it does not advise the Australian Government directly.
The Privacy Advisory Committee, established under the Privacy Act 1988, advises the Information Commissioner on privacy issues.