New Office - Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection

The Office of the Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection (Privacy and Data Protection Victoria) has replaced the Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner (Privacy Victoria).

The Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection was established on 17 September 2014 under the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. The PDPA repeals the Information Privacy Act 2000 and the Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security Act 2005, replaces them with the Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection and confers on the Commissioner a protective data security jurisdiction over the Victorian Public Sector.

The aim of the establishment of the Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection is to strengthen the protection of information held by the Victorian public sector, including that of personal information.

The website of the Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection is currently under construction and visitors are being directed to the existing sites of the Office of the Victorian Privacy Commissioner and the Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security as an interim measure.