Information and Privacy
Commission NSW
The Information and Privacy Commission NSW (IPC) is an independent integrity agency that supports the NSW Information Commissioner and the NSW Privacy Commissioner to promote and protect information access and privacy rights in NSW; ensuring that agencies and individuals can access consistent information, guidance and training about information access and privacy matters.
What we do:
- Promote and protect privacy and information access rights in NSW and provide information, advice, assistance and training for agencies and individuals on privacy and access matters
- Review the performance and decisions of agencies and investigate and conciliate complaints relating to public sector agencies, health service providers (both public and private) and some large organisations that deal with health information
- Provide feedback about the legislation and relevant developments in the law and technology.
What legislation we support:
The IPC supports the NSW Information Commissioner and the NSW Privacy Commissioner perform functions under the following NSW legislation:
- Government Information (Public Access) Act 2009 (GIPA Act)
- Government Information (Information Commissioner) Act 2009 (GIIC Act)
- Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 (PPIP Act)
- Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIP Act)
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Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen call on public sector leaders to champion access to information as a driver of innovation, environmental sustainability and democratic values
The Association of Information Access Commissioners (AIAC), comprising Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen from Australia and New Zealand, held their bi-annual meeting in Sydney from 2 to 3 October 2025.
Information Commissioner releases NSW Community Attitudes Survey results for Right to Know Week NSW 2025
Today, the NSW Information Commissioner, Emeritus Professor Rosalind Croucher AM, published the results of the Information and Privacy Commission’s (IPC) latest survey of NSW community attitudes towards information access...
Information Commissioners and Ombudsman release survey results on community attitudes
Information Commissioners and an Ombudsman from across Australia released the findings of their fourth cross-jurisdictional study of community attitudes on access to government information.
