Protecting Information Rights – Advancing Information Policy

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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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National Privacy Principles

The National Privacy Principles (NPPs) are the base line privacy standards which some private sector organisations need to comply with in relation to personal information they hold. All health service providers in the private sector need to comply with these principles.

Please click the link for a copy of the National Privacy Principles. There is also a Plain English summary of the NPPs.

More detailed information and guidance on the Office’s interpretation of the NPPs can be found in the Guidelines to the National Privacy Principles (September 2001).