Annual report highlights OAIC’s work to uphold privacy and information access rights

Summary of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) Annual Report 2022-23

The OAIC Annual Report 2022-23 highlights the agency's key achievements and statistics for the reporting period. Notable points include:

A 10% increase in finalizing Information Commissioner (IC) reviews, with 1,519 reviews completed in 2022-23.
A 34% increase in privacy complaints, with 3,402 complaints received, a record number.
A 5% increase in notifications under the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme, with 895 notifications received.
The OAIC launched significant investigations into several high-profile data breaches, including Optus, Medibank Private, and Australian Clinical Labs.
The agency provided advice on the privacy and confidentiality impacts of expanding the Consumer Data Right (CDR) to the non-bank lending sector.
The OAIC contributed to the Attorney-General's Department's review of the Privacy Act 1988 and received additional funding to conduct a strategic assessment.
* The Australian Government announced plans to reinstate the 3 statutory office holder model, with an Information Commissioner, FOI Commissioner, and Privacy Commissioner.

Overall, the OAIC remained committed to promoting transparency, protecting privacy, and upholding freedom of information in Australia during the reporting period.