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From 12 March 2013 content is no longer being added to, or amended, on this site, consequently some information may be out of date.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

Can sensitive information be collected for AML/CTF purposes?

Some sensitive information may possibly be collected for AML/CTF purposes, for example political party affiliation. Where this is necessary, the sensitive information must be collected with consent and stored securely to guard against improper use or disclosure. Sensitive information is a subset of personal information and is defined in section 6 of the Privacy Act.