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On 1 November 2010 the Office of the Privacy Commissioner was integrated into the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and a new website established at www.oaic.gov.au.
- Note 1: Major changes to the Privacy Act 1988 will come into effect in March 2014. Agencies, businesses and not for profits need to start preparing for these changes. For more information go to our privacy law reform page at www.oaic.gov.au
- Note 2: From 12 March 2013 content is no longer being added to, or amended, on this site, consequently some information may be out of date. For new privacy content visit the www.oaic.gov.au website.
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Disclaimer: Please note that the following websites were not created and are not necessarily endorsed by The Office of the Privacy Commissioner. They are supplied to assist you with privacy information. Webmasters wishing to link to this site please contact us by email:enquiries@oaic.gov.au
- Australian Government links
- Australian state and territory privacy laws
- Australian privacy information resources
- Australian privacy interest groups
- Australian industry groups
- Australian privacy service providers
- International - privacy and information/data protection regulators, agencies and multinational forums
- International - privacy groups around the world
- International developments in privacy
- International - privacy law around the world
- International conventions
- International - privacy news around the world
- International Conference on Privacy and Personal Data Protection
Australian Government links
- Australian Government Entry Point
- Do Not Call Register provided by Australian Communications and Media Authority
- Stay Smart Online provided by Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy
- Cybersmart provided by the Australian Communications and Media Authority
- Scamwatch provided by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
- Money Smart provided by Australian Securities and Investments Commission
- Department of Human Services (includes Medicare, Centrelink, child support)
- Attorney-General's Department
- Australian Human Rights Commission
- Commonwealth Ombudsman
- Australian Government Information Management Office
- Parliament of Australia
- Commonwealth of Australia Law
- Australian Public Service Commission
Australian state and territory privacy laws
- New South Wales
- Victoria
- Queensland
- Western Australia
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Northern Territory
- Australian Capital Territory
Australian privacy information resources
- Australian Privacy and Surveillance Law Library
- Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre - Interpreting Privacy Principles
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Australian privacy interest groups
Interest groups - primary focus on privacy
- Australian Privacy Foundation
- International Association of Privacy Professionals Australia New Zealand Chapter
Interest groups - some focus on privacy
- Australian Communications Consumer Action Network
- Australian Consumers Association
- Australian Lawyers for Human Rights
- Civil Liberties Australia (ACT)
- Consumer Action Law Centre (Vic)
- Consumer Credit Legal Service (NSW)
- Consumer's Health Forum
- Cyberspace Law and Policy Centre
- Electronic Frontiers Australia
- Internet Society of Australia
- Public Interest Advocacy Centre
- Queensland Council for Civil Liberties
- Victorian Council for Civil Liberties (Liberty Victoria)
Australian industry groups
- Australian Direct Marketing Association: Code of Practice
- Internet Industry Association: Codes of Practice
- Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association Consumer Tips
International - privacy and information/data protection regulators, agencies and multinational forums
Those agencies in the following list which are bolded and marked with an asterisk (*) are accredited to the International Conference of Privacy and Data Protection Authorities. Not all such agencies are shown – for a full list as at 25/9/07 see: http://www.privacyconference2007.gc.ca/accredited_DPAs_e.pdf)
National (a selection)
- Argentina*: National Directorate for the Protection of Personal Data
- Australia*: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
- Canada*: Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
- France*: Data protection Authority
- Germany*: Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information
- Ireland*: Data Protection Commissioner
- Korea:
- Mexico*: Federal Institute for Access to Information and Data Protection
- Netherlands*: Data Protection Authority
- New Zealand*: Privacy Commissioner
- Spain*: Data Protection Authority
- United Kingdom*: Information Commissioner
- United States of America:
For other European Union Countries see the European Commission website list.
http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/bodies/authorities/index_en.htm
Subnational (a selection)
Australia:
- Australian Capital Territory: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
- New South Wales*: Office of the Privacy Commissioner
- Northern Territory*: Office of the Information Commissioner
- Queensland: Office of the Information Commissioner
- South Australia: Privacy Committee
- Tasmania: Ombudsman
- Victoria*: Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner
- Western Australia: Office of the Information Commissioner
Canada:
- Alberta*: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
- British Columbia*: Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Newfoundland and Labrador*: Office of the Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Ontario*: Information and Privacy Commissioner
- Quebec*: Information Access Commission
People's Republic of China:
- Hong Kong Special Administrative Region*: Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data
- Macao Special Administrative Region: Office for Personal Data Protection
Spain:
- Madrid*: Data Protection Agency of the Region of Madrid
United Arab Emirates
- Dubai: Data Protection Administrator
United States of America
- California: Office of Privacy Protection
- Hawaii: Office of Information Practices
Multinational forums (a selection)
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC)
Asia Pacific Privacy Authorities (APPA)
Council of Europe:
European Union:
International Conference on Privacy and Personal Data Protection
International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications (IWGDPT)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD):
International - privacy groups around the world
- Canadian Association of Professional Access and Privacy Administrators (Canada)
- Centre for Democracy and Technology (USA)
- Centre for Digital Democracy (USA)
- Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
- Cyber-Rights & Civil Liberties (UK)
- Electronic Privacy Information Centre (EPIC) (USA)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (USA)
- Junkbusters (USA)
- Online Privacy Alliance (USA)
- PrivacyExchange.org (USA)
- Privacy Foundation (USA)
- Privacy International (UK)
- Privacy International (Japan)
- Privacy Rights Clearinghouse (USA)
- World Privacy Forum (USA)
International - privacy law around the world
- World Legal Information Institute - Privacy
- International Privacy Law Library
- European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) (EU)
- Canadian Privacy Law
- Internet Law Library: Privacy and information access (USA)
- Internet Attorney (USA)
- PrivacyLaw.Net (USA)
- The Perkins Coie Internet Case Digest: Privacy (USA)
- OECD Privacy Policy Generator
- Council of Europe Data Protection page (EU)
- US Department of Commerce Safe Harbor Web site (USA)
International developments in privacy
- APEC Electronic Commerce Steering Group (ECSG)
- European Commission decisions on the adequacy of the protection of personal data in third countries
- International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications
International conventions
- United Nations Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Organisation for Economic Coorperation and Development (OECD) Guidelines on the Protection of Privacy and Transborder Flows of Personal Data, adopted on 23 September 1980
- Council of Europe - Convention for the Protection of Individuals with regard to Automatic Processing of Personal Data, ETS No 108, of 28 January 1981, with subsequent Amendments and related Resolutions and Recommendations
- European Commission data protection Directives, Regulations etc including Directive 95/46/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 October 1995 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data
International - privacy news and resources around the world
- Data Protection Review (EU)
- Privacy Piracy (USA)
- Privacy Journal (USA)
- E-CommerceALERT.com (Canada)
- Slashdot (USA)
- The Register (UK)
- Wired News (USA)
- ZDNet (Australia) (enter privacy in their search section to view daily privacy news)
- ZDNet (enter privacy in their search section to view daily privacy news - USA)
- Privacy and Data protection (UK)
- Privacy 2000 Home: The Clinton Privacy Archives (USA)
- Privacy Laws and Business (UK)
- The Privacy Forum (USA)
- The Privacy Page (UK)
- Privacy Resources (USA)
International Conference on Privacy and Personal Data Protection
- 34th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (23-24 Oct 2012, Punta Del Este, Uruguay)
- 33rd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (2-3 Nov 2011, Mexico City, Mexico)
- 32nd International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (27-29 Oct 2010, Jerusalem, Israel)
- 31st International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (4-6 Nov 2009, Madrid, Spain)
- 30th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (15-17 Oct 2008, Strasbourg, France)
- 29th International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (25-28 Sept 2007, Montreal, Canada)
- 28th International Conference on Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners (2-3 November 2006, London, United Kingdom)
- 27th International Conference on Privacy and Personal Data Protection (14-16 Sept 2005, Montreux, Switzerland)
- Montreux declaration (PDF)
- 26th International Conference on Privacy and Personal Data Protection (14-16 Sept 2004, Wroclaw, Poland)
- 25th International Conference on Privacy and Personal Data Protection (10-12 Sept 2003, Sydney, Australia)
- 24th International Conference of Data Protection Commissioners (Archive.org) (2002, Cardiff, United Kingdom)
- 23rd International Conference of Data Protection Commissioners (Archive.org) (24-26 Sept 2001, Paris, France)
- 22nd International Conference on Privacy and Personal Data Protection (28-29 Sept 2000, Venice, Italy)
- 21st International Conference on Privacy and Personal Data Protection (13-14 Sept 1999, Hong Kong)
The initial 20 conferences (by year and place): 1998 Santiago de Compostela, Spain; 1997 Brussels, Belgium; 1996 Ottawa, Canada; 1995 Copenhagen, Denmark; 1994 The Hague, Netherlands; 1993 Manchester, UK; 1992 Sydney, Australia; 1991 Strasbourg, Council of Europe; 1990 Paris, France; 1989 Berlin, Germany; 1988 Oslo, Norway; 1987 Quebec, Canada; 1986 Lisbon, Portugal; 1985 Luxembourg; 1984 Vienna, Austria; 1983 Stockholm, Sweden; 1982 London, United Kingdom; 1981 Paris, France; 1980 Ottawa, Canada; 1979 Bonn, Germany.
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