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From 12 March 2013 content is no longer being added to, or amended, on this site, consequently some information may be out of date.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

As a Australian or ACT government employee, where can I get more information about my agency`s privacy obligations?

Almost all Australian and ACT government agencies have a designated Privacy Contact Officer (or PCO, who is your first point of contact on privacy-related matters). If you don't know who your agency's Privacy Contact Officer is, you can ring the OAIC's Enquiries line on 1300 363 992, or email enquiries@oaic.gov.au, and we will be able to tell you.

While your Privacy Contact Officer is your primary privacy resource, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner provides a range of additional information, including publications such as the Guidelines to the Information Privacy Principles, the Guidelines for Australian and ACT government World Wide Websites, Guidelines on Internet and Email usage and information sheets. These can all be downloaded from our website at www.privacy.gov.au.