Information and Privacy
Commission NSW

The Information and Privacy Commission NSW (IPC) is an independent statutory authority that administers legislation dealing with privacy and access to government held information in New South Wales

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Information access

Find out more about laws in NSW relating to accessing government held information, including your rights as a citizen and your obligations as a public sector agency
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Privacy

Find out more about the laws in NSW that protect personal and health information held by government and other organisations, including your rights as a citizen and your obligations as a public sector agency

Latest News

National Youth Week

The IPC celebrates National Youth Week, 10 - 18 April

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The IPC is proud to celebrate and support National Youth Week 2019. Launched by NSW Government in 1989, Youth Week has since grown to be a national event...

PAW 2019

IPC calling for Privacy Awareness Week NSW Champions for 2019

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The IPC is proud to launch its 9th annual Privacy Awareness Week NSW campaign, which takes place this year from Monday 13 to Sunday 19 May.

IPC Bulletin

IPC Bulletin is now live

Check out our latest IPC bulletin... The IPC Bulletin is produced to support agencies and organisations with compliance of the IPC’s administered legislation...

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Guidance for agencies on voluntary data breach reporting to the Privacy Commissioner

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To assist NSW public sector agencies, we launched a web resource in August 2018 to support NSW’s voluntary data breach reporting scheme...

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How to access government information in NSW

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You think your privacy has been breached by a NSW government agency

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Voluntary Data Breach Notification

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Applying for a review of an agency’s GIPA decision

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