Statements
NSW Privacy Commissioner Statement on use of Commonwealth mobile tracing app data for managing the COVID-19 pandemic
NSW Privacy Commissioner, Ms Samantha Gavel, has issued a statement about the Commonwealth Government’s COVID-19 tracing app...
NSW Privacy Commissioner Statement on use of mobile phone data for managing the COVID-19 pandemic
The NSW Privacy Commissioner, Ms Samantha Gavel, has issued a statement about the use of aggregated mobile phone data to assist in the NSW Government COVID-19 response.
Transparency and access to information in the context of a global pandemic
Australian Information Access Commissioners call for transparency and access to information during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Statement by the NSW Information Commissioner on Information Access, Data Sharing and 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.
Media Statement - Contract register requirements and the GIPA Act by the NSW Information Commissioner
The GIPA Act requires that contract information is made publicly available by government agencies through a publicly available contract register.
Media Statement - Statement by Information Commissioner and NSW Open Data Advocate on availability of 10,000 data sets
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
Information Commissioner action to promote compliance with Information Access Guideline 1.
Statement relating to Mobile Phone Detection Cameras
The PPIP Act provides the overarching legislative framework for NSW government agencies holding personal information.
Transport for NSW investigate a possible breach and the Privacy Commissioner urges people to be vigilant
Transport for NSW notified the Privacy Commissioner of a potential security breach of the online reservations system for train bookings.
NSW Privacy Commissioner disappointed with Transport for NSW's decision to cut Pensioner Excursion and TravelTen tickets from next year
The Transport Minister has announced that no paper public transport tickets beyond single and return tickets will be sold from next year (2016).
