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Media releases

 

  • Examination report into privacy and information handling training at Victoria Police published

    Examination finds Victoria Police may not have met with privacy obligations Part of OVIC’s role as Victoria’s privacy regulator includes oversight of Victoria Police and its management of law enforcement data. On 30 September 2021, OVIC commenced an examination into…

  • Principles for nationally consistent approaches to accessing Stolen Generations records

    Joint statement by Australian Information Access Commissioners and Privacy Authorities Information Access and Privacy regulators from across Australia have issued a joint statement to mark National Sorry Day (26 May). Australian Information Access Commissioners and Privacy Authorities recognise the important…

  • Privacy: The foundation of trust – Joint statement by Privacy Authorities Australia

    Privacy regulators from across Australia have issued a joint statement to mark the start of Privacy Awareness Week 2022 (2 to 8 May). For Privacy Awareness Week, privacy authorities from around Australia are joining together to highlight privacy as the foundation of trust…

  • Privacy Commissioners make privacy a priority in 2021

    Joint statement by Privacy Authorities Australia Privacy regulators from across Australia have issued a joint statement to mark the start of Privacy Awareness Week 2021: Privacy Awareness Week recognises the essential value of personal information:  to our economy and digital…

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  • COVID-19 response from Australian privacy regulators

    JOINT STATEMENT Privacy Commissioners and Ombudsmen around the country appreciate that individuals, organisations and government are facing significant challenges to stop the spread of COVID-19. The use of personal information is part of addressing this public health crisis. Privacy laws…

  • Inquiries into the transfer of personal information by City of Greater Geelong

    MEDIA STATEMENT The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) made preliminary inquiries with the City of Greater Geelong in January 2020 about the proposed use of a third party service provider to manage marketing and communications with members of…

  • New global report reveals Victorian government organisations’ commitment to privacy

    The Global Privacy Enforcement Network (GPEN) has published the annual privacy sweep report providing a global analysis of organisations’ privacy practices. The objective for the sweep was to analyse how organisations in various jurisdictions handle and respond to data breaches….

  • OVIC brings together experts to light the way for responsible use of AI

    The Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner (OVIC) has published an e-book on Artificial Intelligence (AI) titled Closer to the Machine: Technical, social and legal aspects of AI. OVIC collaborated with eight experts to produce the e-book including Professor Toby…

  • Information Commissioner investigates breach of myki users’ privacy

    Compliance notice issued against Public Transport Victoria Victoria’s Information Commissioner has published a report on an investigation into the release of myki data by Public Transport Victoria (PTV), which is now part of the Department of Transport. The report includes…

  • Privacy Awareness Week 2019: Protecting privacy is everyone’s responsibility

    Victoria will be observing national Privacy Awareness Week from 13 – 17 May 2019. Each year, privacy regulators join across the Asia Pacific region to mark the occasion.  This year’s theme is: Protecting privacy is everyone’s responsibility. Privacy Awareness Week…

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