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Office of the Privacy Commissioner

Regulates the Privacy Act 2020.

What this authority does

Investigates privacy complaints, administers the 13 Information Privacy Principles, enforces the mandatory notifiable-privacy-breach regime introduced in 2020, and issues compliance notices.

Services for the public

  • Privacy complaints
  • Breach notification
  • Compliance notices
  • Privacy guidance

Before you contact this authority

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