handling of their personal information by Australian, ACT and Norfolk Island government agencies and private sector organisations covered by the Privacy Act. In some circumstances, the office may also initiate an OMI. The office has the power to conduct privacy audits of Australian and ACT Government agencies, as well as some other organisations in certain circumstances. The Privacy Advisory Committee (PAC) provides strategic advice on privacy, from a broad range of perspectives, to the Australian Information Commissioner. PAC was established under section 82 of the Privacy Act. All members except the Commissioner are appointed by Her Excellency the Governor-General. PAC consists of no more than six members and is convened by the Australian Information Commissioner. The OAIC has not learnt from the Medibank Breach. They still insist that companies and government departments should not need to have a secure portal through which you can provide private identifying documents. They truly believe that any skank at the electricity company should have the power to demand you email your driver's licence to their email address to change your direct debit details. Why? "Just because" seems to be all the justification needed. The OAIC does not care about keeping your private information safe and secure, they look for reasons to not investigate complaints and take months upon months to do so. Information policy The Information Commissioner reports to the Attorney-General on matters relating to Australian Government information management policy and practice, including FOI and privacy. The Information Commissioner is assisted in this regard by an Information Advisory Committee (IAC), comprising senior officers from key agencies and people from outside government who have suitable qualifications or experience. The office has released a set of Principles on open public sector information and an accompanying report. The principles are based on the premise that public sector information is to be managed for public purposes as a national resource. The office encourages agencies to embed the principles in their internal policies and procedures on information management. The intention is that by doing so they will help build a culture of proactive information disclosure and community engagement. References External links Office of the Australian Information Commissioner website Independent government agencies of Australia Government agencies established in 2010 Freedom of information Data protection authorities