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We are the independent national regulator for privacy and freedom of information. We promote and uphold your rights to access government-held information and have your personal information protected. Angelene Falk is the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner.

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Updates

Advice on Medibank data breach

Updated 25 Oct 2022

OAIC opens investigation into Optus over data breach

Updated 11 Oct 2022

Advice regarding Optus data breach

Updated 27 Sep 2022

Privacy

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Your privacy rights

Your rights under the Privacy Act 1988

Credit reporting

Access or correct your credit report, and how to complain

COVID-19

Privacy advice for the COVID-19 pandemic, including the COVIDSafe app

Australian Privacy Principles guidelines

Australian Privacy Principles guidelines How to apply the Australian Privacy Principles

Notifiable data breaches

How to comply with the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme

Australian Government Agencies Privacy Code

Australian Government Agencies Privacy Code Find out who the Code applies to, and what it requires

Freedom of information

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Your FOI rights

What FOI allows you to do, and mor

Access information under FOI

Options for accessing current and older documents

Reviews and complaints

Get an FOI decision reviewed and how to lodge a complain

FOI Guidelines

Our guidelines for agencies on the operation of the FOI Act

The FOI Act

About the Act, FOI determinations and regulations, and more

Frequently asked questions

Answers to common questions about freedom of information

Information policy

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What is information policy?

How government handles and uses the information it holds

Open government

Our commitment to promoting open government