The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes funding announced in the 2022-23 Federal Budget to continue its important work for the Australian community.The OAIC has been allocated $8.71 million in 2022-23 and $8.24 million in 2023-24 to process privacy complaints and enhance its capacity to take regulatory action ...

The OAIC today welcomed the Attorney-General’s announcement that Leo Hardiman PSM QC has been appointed Freedom of Information Commissioner, commencing 19 April 2022.Mr Hardiman comes to the office with extensive legal and public sector experience from the Australian Government Solicitor, where he was formerly Deputy Chief General Counsel and National ...

A collaborative regulator network is essential to addressing the risks and harms faced by Australians in the online environment, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) said today.Commenting on the formation of the Digital Platform Regulators Forum (DP-REG), Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk said the initiative ...

On 10 March 2022 The Australian Information Commissioner approved an application to vary the Privacy (Credit Reporting) Code 2014 (CR Code).The variation to the CR Code submitted by the Code developer, the Australian Retail Credit Association (ARCA), addresses amendments made to the Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) relating to financial ...

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 ...