This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was Friday 20 November 2020. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, state and territory health authorities have required some businesses to collect personal information from their patrons as a condition of re-opening. Developers have moved quickly to help Australian businesses comply ...

This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was 23 July 2020. 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 and ministers are required to have ...

This consultation is closed. The deadline for submissions was 19 June 2020. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is seeking your views on its draft privacy resource: When do agencies need to conduct a privacy impact assessment?The main purpose of the resource is to help agencies determine when ...

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 Rules.BackgroundIn ...

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 ...