The Global Privacy Assembly (GPA) Executive Committee has published a joint statement on the importance of privacy by design in the sharing of health data for domestic or international travel requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic.Background Governments around the world are implementing measures to stop the spread of COVID-19 whilst also ...

In April 2021, the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner will tender for an independent review of the Privacy (Credit Reporting) Code 2014 (the CR Code). This review is an opportunity to explore how the CR Code is operating in practice.There will be an opportunity for stakeholders interested in the ...

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has approved amendments to the Privacy (Market and Social Research) Code 2014.Initiated and developed by the Association of Market and Social Research Organisations (AMSRO), the code sets out how AMSRO members must comply with the Australian Privacy Principles in the Privacy Act ...

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has made recommendations to ensure the Department of Home Affairs is able to meet the statutory processing periods specified under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI) Act.The information considered in a Commissioner-initiated investigation by the OAIC indicates Home Affairs does not ...

Data breaches attributed to human error continue to increase according to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s (OAIC) latest Notifiable Data Breaches Report.The OAIC received 539 data breach notifications from July to December 2020, an increase of 5% on the previous six months (512).Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner ...

The Department of Home Affairs (formerly the Department of Immigration and Border Protection) has been found to have interfered with the privacy of 9,251 detainees in immigration detention by mistakenly releasing their personal information.Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner Angelene Falk has determined a representative complaint from the asylum seekers ...

Open letterOn 21 July 2020 the OAIC and five other data protection and privacy regulators from around the world jointly signed an open letter to companies providing video teleconferencing services.The letter recognised the value of video teleconferencing in keeping people connected, but set out concerns about whether privacy safeguards are ...

Download our 2020 highlights infographicLong text descriptionIn 2020 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.Assisted the pandemic response by overseeing privacy protections and access to government information, and advising on personal information ...