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Fact sheets

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To help Australian Government agencies, the media and the public understand the work and role of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) and its functions, we are producing simple plain English fact sheets on important aspects of our work. Some of these fact sheets are already available below.

We also have a link below to a range of information sheets produced by the former Office of the Privacy Commissioner in relation to our privacy function.

Freedom of information fact sheets

  1. FOI – The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner – our functions (PDF)
  2. FOI – What's changed? (PDF)
  3. FOI – What information does the government hold? (PDF) (RTF)
  4. FOI – The Information Publication Scheme for Australian Government agencies (PDF) (RTF)
  5. FOI – Your personal information (PDF) (RTF)
  6. FOI – How to apply (PDF), (RTF)
  7. FOI – Charges (PDF)
  8. FOI – Exemptions (PDF) (RTF)
  9. FOI – What you can expect from government agencies (PDF) (RTF)
  10. FOI – Freedom of information and the Minister's office (PDF)
  11. FOI – Your rights if someone seeks information about you or your business (PDF) ( RTF)
  12. FOI – Your review rights (PDF) (RTF)
  13. FOI – How to make a complaint (PDF)
  14. FOI – Disclosure logs (PDF) (RTF)
  15. FOI – Freedom of information and Norfolk Island (PDF)
  16. FOI – Extensions of time (PDF)

Privacy fact sheets

  1. Privacy – Information Privacy Principles (PDF) (RTF)
  2. Privacy – National Privacy Principles (PDF) (RTF)
  3. Privacy – 4A framework: A tool for assessing and implementing new law enforcement and national security powers (PDF) (RTF)
  4. Privacy – Online behavioural advertising: Know your options (PDF)
  5. Privacy – Digital photocopiers: inadvertent collection and storage of personal information (PDF)
  6. Privacy – The binding Tax File Number Guidelines 2011 and the protection of tax file number information (PDF)
  7. Privacy – Ten steps to protect other people's personal information (PDF)
  8. Privacy – Ten steps to protect your personal information (PDF)
  9. Privacy – Guide to internal investigations (PDF)
  10. Privacy – What will happen to my complaint? (PDF)
  11. Privacy – How will the OAIC handle a privacy complaint against my organisation? (PDF)
  12. Privacy – Conciliation of privacy complaints (PDF)
  13. Privacy – Healthcare identifiers: General information for healthcare providers (PDF)
  14. Privacy – Healthcare identifiers and the eHealth record system (PDF)
  15. Privacy – Ten tips for protecting the personal information in your eHealth record (PDF)
  16. Privacy – Credit reporting: repayment history information (PDF)
  17. Privacy – Australian Privacy Principles (PDF) (RTF)

Other Information materials in relation to the OAIC's privacy function are generally still contained on the former Office of the Privacy Commissioner's website and include a range of Information sheets.