Site Changes

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From 12 March 2013 content is no longer being added to, or amended, on this site, consequently some information may be out of date.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.

What’s ‘small’?

A small business is a business with an annual turnover of $3 million or less. If you fall into this category then you are probably not covered by the Privacy Act. However there are a number of exceptions to this rule.

To find out more about exceptions and whether your small business is covered by the Privacy Act see Guidance for your business.