Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk was interviewed for the International Women's Day edition of the Communications Law Bulletin. The Communications Law Bulletin is the publication of the Communications and Media Law Association (CAMLA) and is available to CAMLA members.Katherine Sessions, Assistant Manager – International Strategy and Futures ...

As Australia’s Notifiable Data Breaches scheme marks its fourth year of operation, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is urging organisations to put accountability at the centre of their information handling practices.Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk said doing so would give individuals greater confidence that ...

On 18 February 2022, the Australian Information Commissioner received an amended application from the CR Code developer, the Australian Retail Credit Association (ARCA), to vary the Privacy (Credit Reporting) Code 2014 (the CR Code). This is further to ARCA’s original application made on 6 September 2021 to vary the registered ...

The full bench of the Federal Court today rejected Facebook Inc’s appeal to set aside an earlier ruling by Justice Thawley of the Federal Court granting the Australian Information Commissioner leave to serve legal documents on the US-based entity.Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk welcomed today’s decision and ...

The well-considered proposals put forward in the Attorney General’s Department’s Privacy Act Review Discussion Paper present a sound basis for advancing the case of privacy reform in Australia, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) said.In its response to the Discussion Paper, the OAIC has made detailed recommendations which ...

Download our 2021 highlights infographicLong text descriptionIn 2021 the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner worked to increase public trust and confidence in the protection of personal information and access to government-held information.Encourage and support proactive release of government information:Developed FOI capabilities through new resources, guidelines, reports and information sessionsReleased ...

Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk has determined that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) failed to comply with its privacy obligations in using the Clearview AI facial recognition tool.Commissioner Falk found the AFP failed to complete a privacy impact assessment (PIA) before using the tool, in breach of ...

An audit of the big four banks has found they are generally handling consumer data under the Consumer Data Right in an open and transparent way with good privacy practices in place.As co-regulator of the Consumer Data Right (CDR) system, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is proactively ...