Privacy Information

The Privacy Advisory Committee (PAC) is established by the Privacy Act (s 82). PAC is chaired by the Information Commissioner; other members are appointed by the Governor-General. PAC's function, as outlined in s 83 of the Privacy Act, is to advise the Information Commissioner on matters relevant to his functions and to engage in and promote protection of individual privacy in the private sector, government and the community. Minutes of PAC meetings are published on the OAIC website. PAC met three times during the reporting period, with one meeting being a joint meeting with the Information Advisory Committee. The PAC provided independent advice to the OAIC on a range of issues including data breach notification and the OAIC's revised guide to handling personal information security breaches, PAW 2012, and electronic health records. A member of the Privacy Advisory Committee also participated in airport body scanning trials. A list of PAC members can be found in Appendix 7.