Office of the Australian Information Commissioner

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
Agency overview
Formed1 November 2010 (1 November 2010)
Preceding agency
  • Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner
JurisdictionCommonwealth of Australia
Employees195 (2023–24)
Annual budget$47.9 billion (2023–24)
Minister responsible
Agency executives
  • Elizabeth Tydd, Australian Information Commissioner
  • Toni Pirani, Freedom of Information Commissioner
  • Carly Kind, Privacy Commissioner
  • Annan Boag, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Digital ID and Implementation
  • Andre Castaldi, Assistant Commissioner, Dispute Resolution
  • Rocelle Ago, Assistant Commissioner, Freedom of Information
  • Rob Ghali, Assistant Commissioner, Major Investigations
  • Sarah Ghali, Assistant Commissioner, Regulation and Strategy
  • Sarah Croxall, Acting Assistant Commissioner, Regulation and Strategy (CDR)
Parent agencyOffice of the Attorney-General
Key documents
Websitewww.oaic.gov.au

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), known until 2010 as the Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner is an independent Australian Government agency, acting as the national data protection authority for Australia, established under the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010, headed by the Australian Information Commissioner.

The office has three primary functions:

  • privacy functions, conferred by the Privacy Act 1988 and other laws
  • freedom of information functions, in particular, oversight of the operation of the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) and review of decisions made by agencies and ministers under that Act
  • government information policy functions, conferred on the Australian Information Commissioner under the Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010.

The office is an agency within the Attorney-General's portfolio. The office liaises with the Business and Information Law Branch, part of the Civil Law Division within the Civil Justice and Legal Services Group of the Attorney-General's Department. The office is an independent agency and reports to the Attorney-General.

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