The State public sector in Western Australia does not currently have a legislative privacy regime. Various confidentiality provisions cover government agencies and some of the privacy principles are provided for in the Freedom of Information Act 1992. On 28 March 2007 the Information Privacy Bill 2007 was introduced to the WA Parliament.

If enacted, it will establish a set of Information Privacy Principles and regulate the handling of personal information by the public sector and the handling of health information by the public and private sectors. It will also establish an Information and Privacy Commissioner (encompassing the current Information Commissioner) and provide for that Office to be amalgamated with the Office of the Western Australian Ombudsman.

Relevant Western Australian laws include:

• Freedom of Information Act 1992
• Health Services (Conciliation and Review) Act 1995
• State Records Act 2000
• Spent Convictions Act 1988
• Surveillance Devices Act 1998
• Telecommunications (Interception) Western Australia Act 1996