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Privacy assessments

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  • Staff access and monitoring of access to passenger name records
    Date

    25 September 2025

    Summary

    Staff access and monitoring of access to passenger name records A privacy assessment of the Department of Home Affairs by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Published: 25 September 2025 Part 1: Executive Summary1.1. This report presents the findings of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) ...

    25 September 2025

  • Digital ID assessment: Law enforcement access to personal and biometric information
    Date

    27 August 2025

    Summary

    Digital ID assessment: Law enforcement access to personal and biometric information Published: 27 August 2025 Download the Law enforcement access assessment Updated: 27 August 2025 Part 1: Executive Summary1.1 This report outlines the findings of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) privacy assessment of the Australian Taxation ...

    27 August 2025

  • Data matching conducted by the Department of Health and Aged Care: Matching MBS and PBS data under Part VIIA of the National Health Act 1953
    Date

    20 March 2025

    Summary

    Data matching conducted by the Department of Health and Aged Care: Matching MBS and PBS data under Part VIIA of the National Health Act 1953 Published: 12 March 2025 Part 1: Executive summary 1.1 This report outlines the findings of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) privacy ...

    20 March 2025

  • Digital ID Assessment 3: myID notification of collection, use or disclosure of personal information
    Date

    13 December 2024

    Summary

    Digital ID Assessment 3: myID notification of collection, use or disclosure of personal information A privacy assessment of the Australian Taxation Office by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Published: 13 December 2024 Download the summary report Updated: 13 December 2024 Part 1: Executive summary1.1At the time of ...

    13 December 2024

  • Identity Verification Services Assessment Report – Privacy Obligations
    Date

    20 December 2024

    Summary

    Identity Verification Services Assessment Report – Privacy Obligations A privacy assessment of the Attorney-General’s Department by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Published: 20 December 2024 Download the IVS assessment report summary Updated: 20 December 2024 Part 1: Executive summary 1.1 This report outlines the findings of the ...

    20 December 2024

  • Digital ID assessment 2: myGovID destruction of biometric information
    Date

    30 September 2024

    Summary

    Digital ID assessment 2: myGovID destruction of biometric information Published: 30 September 2024 Part 1: Executive SummaryThis report outlines the findings of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) privacy assessment of the Australian Tax Office (ATO) in its role as operator of the myGovID mobile application (myGovID) ...

    30 September 2024

  • Handling of personal information: my health app
    Date

    3 September 2024

    Summary

    Handling of personal information: my health app Published 03 September 2024Part 1: Executive summary1.1 This report outlines the findings of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) privacy assessment of the Australian Digital Health Agency’s (ADHA) my health mobile application (my health app) and its compliance with requirements ...

    3 September 2024

  • Handling of personal information: emergency access in the My Health Record system
    Date

    24 June 2024

    Summary

    Handling of personal information: emergency access in the My Health Record system A privacy assessment of 300 General Practice (GP) clinics and retail pharmacies.Download the My Health Record Emergency Access - Summary Assessment ReportPart 1: Executive summaryThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) conducted a privacy assessment of ...

    24 June 2024

  • Privacy assessments forward plan for 2023-24 and 2024-25
    Date

    28 November 2023

    Summary

    Privacy assessments forward plan for 2023-24 and 2024-25 Published: 28 Nov 2023This page outlines our planned assessments for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 financial years, as well as those underway.The OAIC uses privacy assessments (or audits) as a regulatory tool to facilitate legal and best practice compliance. Our assessments identify, ...

    28 November 2023

  • OAIC’s summary of 7 ACT Directorates’ data breach response plans
    Date

    6 September 2023

    Summary

    OAIC’s summary of 7 ACT Directorates’ data breach response plans Publication date: 6 September 2023Introduction1.1 In December 2022, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) commenced a privacy assessment of 7 Australian Capital Territory (ACT) public sector agencies (ACT Directorates) which examined whether they each had a data ...

    6 September 2023

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