Protecting Information Rights – Advancing Information Policy

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We're now a part of the Office of the Information Commissioner. Go to www.oaic.gov.au to find out more.

Site Changes

On 1 November 2010 the Office of the Privacy Commissioner was integrated into the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). An interim website for the OAIC is available at www.oaic.gov.au. This site (privacy.gov.au), which only contains information related to the OAIC's privacy function, will be maintained until a combined site is established.
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Data-matching

Centrelink, the Australian Taxation Office and the Department of Veterans' Affairs share information about their clients. This is done according to rules in the Data-matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990 (Cth).

If you think that one of these agencies has breached the data-matching rules, you can complain to us. But generally, before you do, you need to write to the agency first and try to resolve the problem directly.