# Australian Privacy Commissioner

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The Australian **Privacy Commissioner** is an independent [statutory office-holder](/source/Statutory_authority), appointed under subsection 14 (4) of the *Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010*. The Privacy Commissioner is one of three commissioners in the [Office of the Australian Information Commissioner](/source/Office_of_the_Australian_Information_Commissioner), and has functions relating to privacy and [freedom of information](/source/Freedom_of_information).

Carly Kind is the current Privacy Commissioner.[1]

## History

Prior to the *Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010*, the Privacy Commissioner was the Commissioner with respect to privacy legislation. Under the 2010 amendments[2] to the *Privacy Act 1988* the Information Commissioner became the Commissioner with respect to privacy legislation.

## External links

- *[Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010](https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/aica2010390/)* (Cth)

- [Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website](http://www.oaic.gov.au/)

- *[Privacy Act 1988](https://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/pa1988108/)* (Cth)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Who we are"](https://www.oaic.gov.au/about-us/who-we-are/). *Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)*. 19 September 2023. Our executive. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["History of the Privacy Act"](https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-legislation/the-privacy-act/history-of-the-privacy-act). *Office of the Australia Information Commissioner*. 10 March 2023. 2010 – The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. [Archived](https://web.archive.org/web/20241213044650/https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-legislation/the-privacy-act/history-of-the-privacy-act) from the original on 13 December 2024. Retrieved 13 December 2024.

v t e Australian privacy commissioners Kevin O'Connor Moira Scollay Malcolm Crompton Karen Curtis Timothy Pilgrim Angelene Falk

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