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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) 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 OAIC has three primary functions: * to promote access to government information, including an individual's right to access documents under the ''Freedom of Information Act 1982'' (FOI Act) * to ensure an individual's personal information is handled in accordance with the ''Privacy Act 1988'' (the Privacy Act) and other laws * to advise the Australian Government on information policy. The OAIC is an agency within the Attorney-General's portfolio. The OAIC 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 ) (AGD). However, the OAIC is an independent agency and reports directly to the Parliament of Australia, not to the Attorney-General. == History == The first Privacy Commissioner was appointed in 1989 to the former Office of the Privacy Commissioner, which was the national privacy regulatory body until 2010. Major changes to federal freedom of information (FOI) law made in 2010 established the OAIC as the body responsible for FOI, privacy, and information policy. The ''Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Act 2010'' (Reform Act) was passed in May 2010, and came into effect from November 2010. This Act introduced fundamental changes to the way information held by government is managed and accessed by members of the public (see Freedom of Information). The Office of the Privacy Commissioner was integrated into the OAIC at this time. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Office of the Australian Information Commissioner」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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