Australia

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is a statutory office of the Commonwealth Government, which operates independently and is run by the Australian Information Commissioner. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is made up of privacy regulation, complaints and reviews, regulatory guidance, investigations, and information policy functions.

Handles privacy complaints and eligible data breach notifications; investigates privacy practices and material breaches; carries out assessments and enforcement actions; produces privacy guidance; considers appeals of some decisions by Commonwealth FOI agencies; deals with FOI complaints; ensures privacy protections in connection with the Consumer Data Right; and encourages sound information governance in government and industry.