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Kmart’s use of facial recognition to tackle refund fraud…

The Privacy Commissioner has found that Kmart breached Australians’ privacy by collecting their personal and sensitive…
Media release Determination Facial recognition technology Privacy
18 September 2025

Appointment of next Freedom of Information Commissioner

The OAIC today welcomed the appointment of Alice Linacre PSM as the Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner,…
Media release Freedom of Information
22 August 2025

Australian Information Commissioner takes civil penalty…

Australian Information Commissioner commences Federal Court proceedings against Optus seeking penalties and compensation in…
Media release Data breach Privacy
8 August 2025

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Association of Information Access Commissioners of Australia and New Zealand (AIAC) – 2-3 October 2025 – Communiqué

The Association of Information Access Commissioners (AIAC), comprising Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen from Australia and New Zealand, held their bi-annual meeting in Sydney from 2 to 3 October 2025

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3 October 2025

Information access survey highlights strong community engagement

The Australian community places significant importance on the right to access government information and the duty of governments to promote and enable this right, according to a national survey.

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Information access

2 October 2025

Information Commissioners and Ombudsman release survey results on community attitudes

Information Commissioners and an Ombudsman from across Australia today released the findings of their fourth cross-jurisdictional study of community attitudes on access to government information.

Media release

1 October 2025

Digital platform regulators release working paper on immersive technologies

The paper considers how immersive technologies may affect the media environment, privacy, online safety, consumer protection and competition within the digital platform context.

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24 September 2025

Kmart’s use of facial recognition to tackle refund fraud unlawful, Privacy Commissioner finds

The Privacy Commissioner has found that Kmart breached Australians’ privacy by collecting their personal and sensitive information through a facial recognition technology system.

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Determination
Facial recognition technology
Privacy

18 September 2025

Is there a place for facial recognition in Australian society?

Privacy Commissioner Carly Kind writes about her recent determination on Kmart’s earlier use of facial recognition technology, which she found did not comply with the Privacy Act.

18 September 2025

Appointment of next Freedom of Information Commissioner

The OAIC today welcomed the appointment of Alice Linacre PSM as the Australian Freedom of Information Commissioner, commencing on 29 September 2025, following the conclusion of Commissioner Toni Pirani’s term.

Media release
Freedom of Information

22 August 2025

Australian Information Commissioner takes civil penalty action against Optus

Australian Information Commissioner commences Federal Court proceedings against Optus seeking penalties and compensation in relation to data breach

Media release
Data breach
Privacy

8 August 2025

Statement on closure of preliminary inquiries with IMED Harrison ai and Annalise ai

The OAIC has closed its preliminary inquiries with diagnostic imaging network I-MED, Harrison.ai and Annalise.ai and published a report on the inquiries and their conclusion

Media release
Health
Investigation
Privacy

1 August 2025

OAIC releases regulatory action priorities for 2025-26

Today the OAIC released its regulatory action priorities for 2025-26, outlining the areas the agency will be focusing its regulatory efforts on over this year and into the next.

Media release
Corporate

29 July 2025

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