This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was 31 January 2020. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is seeking your views in relation to two applications it has received for Public Interest Determinations (PIDs) in relation to international money transfers (IMTs).BackgroundPart VI of the Privacy Act 1988 ...

On 13 December 2019, the Australian Information Commissioner approved a variation to the Privacy (Credit Reporting) Code 2014 (the CR Code). This follows an application by the Australian Retail Credit Association (ARCA) on 18 April 2019 (and amendments to the application dated 15 May 2019, 8 July 2019, 19 November ...

This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was 20 November 2019. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is seeking your views on its draft Privacy Safeguard Guidelines. These draft guidelines set out the OAIC’s current understanding and interpretation of the privacy safeguards and the relevant Consumer Data ...

This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was 9 August 2019. BackgroundThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is aware of agency concerns about disclosing public servants’ names and contact details in response to FOI requests or when requests are being processed.We have prepared a discussion paper which ...

This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was 30 April 2019. BackgroundUnder s 93A of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) the Australian Information Commissioner has power to issue written guidelines for the purposes of the FOI Act. Australian Government agencies are required to have regard to ...

This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was 1 February 2019. No submissions were received. The OAIC is inviting submissions on the Australian Federal Police’s application for a public interest determination. The deadline for submissions is 1 February 2019.BackgroundOn 1 November 2018, the Australian Information Commissioner received an application ...

This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was 4 June 2021. BackgroundThe OAIC is reviewing the National Health Privacy Rules 2018 (Rules) to decide whether and how they need to be updated to ensure they remain fit-for-purpose.The Rules are a legislative instrument issued by the Information Commissioner under section ...

This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was 19 May 2021. No submissions were received. BackgroundThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) oversees compliance with the Data-Matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Guidelines 1994 (the Guidelines). These Guidelines are issued by the Information Commissioner under the Data-matching Program (Assistance ...