Statements

Australian Information Access Commissioners call for transparency and access to information during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The right to access information is a fundamental human right that ensures the transparency of government and promotes trust between the public and government.

The GIPA Act requires that contract information is made publicly available by government agencies through a publicly available contract register.

Information Commissioner and NSW Open Data Advocate recognised the work of the NSW Government in collating and sharing 10,000 data sets via the NSW Open Data Portal.

Information Commissioner action to promote compliance with Information Access Guideline 1.

The PPIP Act provides the overarching legislative framework for NSW government agencies holding personal information.

Transport for NSW notified the Privacy Commissioner of a potential security breach of the online reservations system for train bookings.

​​The ​​​​​Transport Minister has announced that no paper public transport tickets beyond single and return tickets will be sold from next year (2016).

The NSW Privacy Commissioner, Dr Elizabeth Coombs has responded to the recent privacy issues concerning Opal travel cards being used for law enforcement purposes.

After three years as the inaugural NSW Information Commissioner, Deirdre O’Donnell has announced she will be leaving her role on Friday 24 May 2013.