Government

Information commissioners and ombudsmen call on public sector leaders to be stewards of government information

11 April 2025

In April 2025, Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen from around Australia came together to discuss risks, challenges and opportunities affecting the public’s right of access to government-held information...

Governor of NSW appoints Sonia Minutillo as NSW Privacy Commissioner

20 March 2025

The NSW Government today announced the appointment of Sonia Minutillo as NSW Privacy Commissioner...

The IPC celebrates Information Awareness Week 2025

14 March 2025

This week, the IPC celebrates Information Awareness Week 2025, a collaborative event between organisations in the records, archives, library, knowledge, information, and data management communities.

The IPC releases new Easy English Guides

3 March 2025

The Information and Privacy Commission (IPC) has recently released its new Easy English Guides to provide members of the public with the simple information they need to understand their information access and privacy rights.

Guide to undertaking Privacy Impact Assessments on AI systems and projects

This guide is intended to support agencies in understanding, assessing and reducing privacy risks in relation to the use of AI systems and projects when undertaking Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs)

Read the December 2024 IPC Bulletin

4 December 2024

The IPC Bulletin is produced to support agencies and organisations with compliance of the IPC’s administered legislation.

The IPC supports International Day of People with Disabilities 3 December 2024

2 December 2024

This year’s theme is ‘Amplifying the leadership of persons with disabilities for an inclusive and sustainable future’…

The IPC marks one year since the Mandatory Notification of Data Breach Scheme commenced.

27 November 2024

The IPC is proud to be marking the first year of the Mandatory Notification of Data Breach (MNDB) Scheme…

Statement relating to Western Sydney University

31 October 2024

The Acting Privacy Commissioner has been advised by Western Sydney University of a further data breach affecting former and current staff of the University...

Information Commissioners and Ombudsmen highlight the importance of mainstreaming access to information and participation

27 September 2024

Ensuring transparency, inclusiveness and accessibility of government information empowers citizens, counters disinformation and helps to prevent corruption.