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We’ll generally publish our formal submissions to government or government agencies in relation to policy proposals, discussion or issues papers, or exposure drafts of legislation. Submissions to a parliamentary inquiry or committee will not be published prior to publication by the recipient. Submissions that include sensitive security information may be redacted or not published. For older submissions, see Trove. 1 to 10 of 162 results New to Old Old to New Relevance A to Z Z to A 10 / page 20 / page 30 / page 40 / page Ascending Descending OAIC submission on the Productivity Commission's interim report – Harnessing data and digital technology Date 22 May 2026 Summary OAIC submission on the Productivity Commission's interim report – Harnessing data and digital technology Published: 22 May 2026 Summary of key pointsData and digital technologies can improve the productive capacity of Australia’s economy and benefit the Australian public.The Privacy Act is technology-neutral and principles-based which allows it, overall, to ... 22 May 2026 Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 Inquiry by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Date 14 October 2025 Summary Freedom of Information Amendment Bill 2025 Inquiry by the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee Submission from the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) provides this submission to assist the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee (the Committee) in ... 14 October 2025 OAIC submission on productivity enhancing regulatory reforms Date 5 September 2025 Summary Download the submission on productivity enhancing regulatory reforms Updated: 05 September 2025 ... 5 September 2025 AGD consultation paper – Use of automated decision making by government Date 15 January 2025 Summary AGD consultation paper – Use of automated decision making by government Published: 15 January 2025 IntroductionThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Attorney General Department’s Consultation Paper on the Use of automated decision-making by government.The OAIC is an independent Commonwealth regulator, ... 15 January 2025 Reforming Mergers and Acquisitions – Exposure Draft Date 13 August 2024 Summary Reforming Mergers and Acquisitions – Exposure Draft Published: 13 August 2024 IntroductionThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission in relation to the exposure draft legislation for the Australian Government’s reforms to merger rules and processes (Exposure Draft).[1]The Exposure Draft seeks to ... 13 August 2024 Submission to the Inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 [Provisions] Date 21 October 2024 Summary Submission to the Inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 [Provisions] Published: 21 October 2024 Dear CommitteeThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Senate Economics Legislation Committee’s inquiry into the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers ... 21 October 2024 Inquiry into the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 [Provisions] Date 11 October 2024 Summary Inquiry into the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 [Provisions] Published: 11 October 2024 IntroductionThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes the opportunity to make a submission to the Committee’s inquiry into the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill).The Bill is an important ... 11 October 2024 DISR Proposals Paper for introducing mandatory guardrails for AI in high-risk settings Date 3 October 2024 Summary DISR Proposals Paper for introducing mandatory guardrails for AI in high-risk settings Published: 03 October 2024 IntroductionThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Proposals paper for introducing mandatory guardrails for AI in high-risk settings (Proposals Paper) released by the Department of ... 3 October 2024 Digital Platforms Inquiry — submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Date 17 April 2018 Summary Digital Platforms Inquiry — submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 17 April 2018Our reference: D2018/003188Digital Platforms InquiryAustralian Competition & Consumer CommissionGPO Box 3648Sydney 2001Via email: [email protected] on Issues Paper—Digital Platforms InquiryThe Office of the Australian information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Australian Competition ... 17 April 2018 Digital Platforms Inquiry Preliminary Report — submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Date 15 May 2019 Summary Digital Platforms Inquiry Preliminary Report — submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission 15 May 2019IntroductionThe Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) welcomes the opportunity to comment on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry Preliminary Report (preliminary report).The OAIC commends the ACCC for ... 15 May 2019 Showing 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