This guide is intended to help agencies and private sector businesses comply with the information security requirements under the Privacy Act. Key messages: This guide is intended for entities, including Australian, ACT and Norfolk Island Government agencies, and private sector organisations that are covered by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). It is also relevant to...

As part of a worldwide movement, the Australian Government is fundamentally changing the way that information is valued, managed, used and shared with others. The concept that best captures this trend is the term 'public sector information' (PSI). This describes data, information or content that is generated, collected, or funded by or for the government...

The 2012 survey of Australian Government agencies compliance with Information Publication Scheme (IPS) obligations was conducted between 30 April and 11 May 2012.

The Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records Act 2012 requires the Australian Information Commissioner to formulate guidelines outlining how the Commissioner will approach enforcement issues relating to the eHealth record system. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is the independent regulator of privacy aspects of Australia’s personally controlled electronic health (eHealth) record system. The...

The Government 2.0 taskforce recommended that the OAIC develop a methodology for reporting to government on the value generated by the publication of public sector information (PSI). Information is a valuable resource. The right information at the right time can expand knowledge, enable innovation, boost productivity, and even save lives. Unlike other valuable resources information...