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From 12 March 2013 content is no longer being added to, or amended, on this site, consequently some information may be out of date.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

Do I have to prove beyond doubt that information about me is incorrect before the organisation must correct it?

No. Generally, an individual will need to prove only that it is more likely than not that the information is not accurate, complete and up-to-date.

However, an organisation may still not want to change the original information if it disagrees with the correction. In this situation where you and the organisation disagree about whether the information is accurate, complete and up-to-date, the Privacy Act says you can ask the organisation to attach a note to the information stating that you believe that the information is not accurate, complete or up-to-date.