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From 12 March 2013 content is no longer being added to, or amended, on this site, consequently some information may be out of date.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

Businesses that have opted in to the Privacy Act

Some organisations opt-in or choose to be covered by the Privacy Act, where they would otherwise not be bound by the Act. We can investigate complaints about these organisations. The Privacy Commissioner maintains a Register of organisations which have opted-in.

If you think an organisation that has opted-in has breached the NPPs, you can complain to us. But generally, before you do, you need to write to the organisation and try to resolve the problem directly.