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RSS feedIn this section you will find current news from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
For media enquiries and interview requests please contact media@oaic.gov.au or call 0407 663 968.
Follow the OAIC on social media for more updates:
21 December 2022
Communiqué of the Association of Information Access Commissioners of Australia and New Zealand (AIAC) meeting held on 7 to 8 December 2022 in Wellington, New Zealand The Association of Information Access Commissioners (AIAC) met in Wellington, New Zealand, on 7 to 8 December, for its second meeting of 2022, hosted ...
5 December 2022
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has commenced an investigation into the personal information handling practices of Medlab Pathology, owned by Australian Clinical Labs, in relation to its notifiable data breach.This decision follows the OAIC’s preliminary inquiries commenced into the matter in October.The OAIC’s investigation will focus on ...
1 December 2022
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) today commenced an investigation into the personal information handling practices of Medibank in relation to its notifiable data breach.This decision follows the OAIC’s preliminary inquiries commenced into the matter in October.The OAIC’s investigation will focus on whether Medibank took reasonable steps to ...
30 November 2022
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has published its final six‑monthly COVIDSafe privacy report and completed its COVIDSafe assessment program, which examined compliance and risk throughout the ‘information lifecycle’ of COVID app data.The regular reports showed the OAIC did not receive any complaints or data breach notifications with ...
29 November 2022
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes the passing of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022, which enhances the OAIC’s ability to regulate in line with community expectations and protect Australians’ privacy in the digital environment.The Bill introduces significantly increased penalties for serious and ...
10 November 2022
The significant impact of recent data breaches on millions of Australians and the findings of the latest Notifiable data breaches report released today stress the need for organisations to have robust information handling practices and an up-to-date data breach response plan.Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk said the ...
26 October 2022
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes funding announced in the October 2022-23 Federal Budget to assist its privacy investigations.The OAIC has been allocated $5.5 million over two years from 2022-23 to support its response to the Optus incident. The OAIC recently commenced an investigation into the personal ...
25 October 2022
The Australian Government has released a factsheet to provide information on what to do if your data has been compromised in the recent Medibank and AHM cyber incident.If you think you may be affected by the breach, contact Medibank Private on 13 23 31 or AHM on 13 42 46.Medibank ...
News and media
In this section you will find current news from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner.
For media enquiries and interview requests please contact media@oaic.gov.au or call 0407 663 968.
Follow the OAIC on social media for more updates:
14 October 2021
The OAIC has found that 7-Eleven interfered with customers’ privacy by collecting sensitive biometric information that was not reasonably necessary for its functions and without adequate notice or consent.
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7 September 2021
An article by Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk, published by The Australian on 15 August 2021.
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The latest Notifiable Data Breaches Report highlights how the OAIC expects entities to prevent and respond to data breaches caused by ransomware and impersonation fraud.
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6 August 2021
The OAIC is investigating Singtel Optus Pty Ltd (Optus) over data breaches involving publication of Optus customer details in the White Pages.
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6 August 2021
Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk has been reappointed for another 3-year term, to August 2024.
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23 July 2021
The OAIC has determined that Uber Technologies, Inc. and Uber B.V. interfered with the privacy of an estimated 1.2 million Australians.
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The International Conference of Information Commissioners (ICIC) has endorsed an OAIC resolution to support the proactive publication of information relating to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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17 June 2021
The OAIC has released its second six-month report on the privacy protections that apply to the COVIDSafe system.
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The OAIC welcomes additional funding for privacy and access to information functions announced in the 2021-22 Federal Budget.
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