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Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Regulates privacy and freedom of information.

What this authority does

Handles privacy complaints, the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme and FOI review of federal agencies.

Services for the public

  • Privacy complaints
  • Data breach notification
  • FOI reviews

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