The Australian Information Commissioner is an independent statutory office-holder in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...

, appointed under subsection 14(1) of th
''Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010''
and operating within the

Attorney-General In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general (: attorneys general) or attorney-general (AG or Atty.-Gen) is the main legal advisor to the government. In some jurisdictions, attorneys general also have executive responsibility for law enf ...

's portfolio. The Australian Information Commissioner heads the

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner 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, e ...

, and has functions relating to freedom of information,

privacy Privacy (, ) is the ability of an individual or group to seclude themselves or information about themselves, and thereby express themselves selectively. The domain of privacy partially overlaps with security, which can include the concepts of a ...

and information policy. Professor John McMillan was the first Australian Information Commissioner, appointed in 2010.

Commissioners

References

External links

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website
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