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.

Information about the new Office of the Australian Information Commissioner: www.oaic.gov.au

Documents under "Guidelines", sorted by "name".

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Consultation Paper - Draft Voluntary Information Security Breach Notification Guide (April 2008)

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How to comment on this consultation paper Acknowledgements PART A About this Consultation Paper 1. Purpose 2. Background 3. Relationship of the draft guide to law reform proposals 4. Some topics for consideration when commenting on the draft guide PART B...

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Guide to handling personal information security breaches (Archived)

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This document has been archived. The revised guide titled "Data breach notification: Guide to handling personal information security breaches" was published in April 2012 and can be found at: http://www.oaic.gov.au/publications/guidelines.html#other_privacy_guidance August 2008 Key Messages Key terms used in this guide 1. The purpose of this guide 2. Scope of this guide 3. Who should use this guide? 4. What is a personal information security breach? 5. Prevent personal information security breaches 6. Why breach notification is good privacy prac...

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Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Programs Privacy Guidelines (Issued under section 135AA of the National Health Act 1953, with Privacy Commissioner's notes (May 1997 - effective to 30 June 2008)

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Tax File Number Guidelines (December 2010)

This document has been archived and is no longer in use.