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For older consultations see Trove. 1 to 10 of 59 results Sort by Relevance Name Results per page 10 / page 20 / page 30 / page 40 / page Consultation on Part 14 of the FOI Guidelines — Disclosure Log Date 11 August 2026 Summary FOI Guidelines Part 14 Disclosure Log version 1.8 Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Freedom of Information 11 August 2026 Draft Children’s Online Privacy Code (consultation for industry, civil society, academia) Date 4 August 2026 Summary OAIC invites feedback from industry, civil society and academia on the draft version of the Children’s Online Privacy Code Children's privacy 4 August 2026 Consultation on Guidance for Transparency in Automated Decision Making Date 18 May 2026 Summary OAIC invites industry, civil society, academia and other interested parties to respond to the Issues Paper that will inform our Guidance for Transparency in Automated Decision Making. Privacy 18 May 2026 Consultation on Part 13 of the FOI Guidelines – Information Publication Scheme Date 20 April 2026 Summary The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is seeking comments from interested stakeholders on the content, practical implications, readability and accessibility of updates to Part 13 of the FOI Guidelines (v 1.6). Information Publication Scheme 20 April 2026 Consultation on remaking the My Health Records (Information Commissioner Enforcement Powers) Guidelines Date 1 April 2026 Summary The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is remaking the My Health Records (Information Commissioner Enforcement Powers) Guidelines 2016 (‘the previous Guidelines’) which is due to sunset on 1 April 2026. Health 1 April 2026 Consultation on health and medical research guidelines Date 1 April 2026 Summary The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner Health 1 April 2026 Draft Children’s Online Privacy Code (Consultation for Children, Young People, Parents and Carers) Date 31 March 2026 Summary We invite children, young people, parents and educators to have a say about the draft version of the Children’s Online Privacy Code Children's privacy 31 March 2026 Children’s Online Privacy Code (consultation for children and parents) Date 16 May 2025 Summary Australian Information Commissioner invites children, young people and parents to help shape online privacy protections, Children’s Online Privacy Code Children's privacy Privacy 16 May 2025 Consultation on Part 3 — Processing and deciding FOI requests Date 12 May 2025 Summary We are seeking comments from interested stakeholders on the content, practical implications, readability and accessibility of updates to Part 3 of the FOI Guidelines: Processing and deciding on FOI requests (v 1.9). Freedom of Information 12 May 2025 Credit Reporting Code variation (March 2025) Date 25 March 2025 Summary On 24 March, the Commissioner approved a variation to the Credit Reporting Code. Credit reporting Legislation Privacy 25 March 2025 Showing 1 to 10 of 59 results 1 2 3 4 5 6 Did you find this helpful? Yes No We'd love to hear more! Please tell us more Rate your experience We'd love to hear more about your rating What did you come here to do? How can we improve this information? ⨯ Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Site map Copyright Terms and conditions Privacy policy Accessibility Contact us 1300 363 992 Monday to Thursday 10 am to 4 pm (AEST/AEDT) Language Please select… العربية繁體中文ελληνικόςItalianoEspañolภาษาไทยTiếng Việtਪੰਜਾਬੀကညီကျိာ်简体中文ܐܵܬܘܿܪܵܝܵܐनेपालीFilipinoهزارگیEasy English Follow us Acknowledgement of Country The OAIC acknowledges Traditional Custodians of Country across Australia and their continuing connection to land, waters and communities. 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