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To complain about a breach of your privacy
- Federal
- States and Territories
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner is an independent Office with
responsibilities under the federal Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).
The Privacy Act gives you rights in relation to how your personal information
is handled by federal, ACT and Norfolk Island government agencies, credit providers and
credit reporting agencies, anyone who holds and uses your tax file number,
all larege and soiem small businesses, and anyone who requests old minor conviction information about you.
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner will take your complaint if you
think you have been affected in respect of any of the above matters and have already complained
to the agency or business directly.
GPO Box 5218 Sydney 2001
Enquiries Line - 1300 363 992 (cost of local call)
Fax - (02) 9284 9666
Email link
Website link
- Information which may help you lodge your complaint:
- How to make a privacy complaint to the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and
links to its complaint form and 'complaint checker' here - the OAIC's 'frequently asked questions' including about your privacy rights here
- the National Privacy Principles (in relation to businesses and not-for-profits)
- links to relevant legislation
- information about credit reporting
- guide to agencies and organisations on handling personal information security breaches here
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- NEW SOUTH WALES
- Privacy NSW
This is the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for NSW. It was set up in February 1999 to- administer the NSW Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 and protect
- the privacy of NSW citizens. It receives and investigates complaints about privacy
- breaches NSW public sector agencies.
Justice Precinct Offices, 160 Marsden St, Parramatta NSW 2150
Locked Bag 5111, Parramatta NSW 2124
Phone - (02) 8688 8585
Fax - (02) 8688 9660
Email- Website
- VICTORIA
- Privacy Victoria
Privacy Victoria is the Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner, an independent statutory office- created by the Information Privacy Act 2000.
Level 11, 10-16 Queen Street, Melbourne Vic 3000
GPO Box 5057, Melbourne Vic 3001
Phone - 1300 666 444
Fax - 1300 666 445
Website- Email link
- About privacy complaints
How to make a complaint
FOR OTHER STATE AND TERRITORY PRIVACY INFORMATION
check the website of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
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