Terminology

Designate a privacy officer.

Scope

Government agencies.

Tasks

• Provide the agency advice on privacy matters.
• Handle internal and external privacy enquiries, complaints and requests for access to and correction of personal information.
• Maintain a record of the agency’s PI holdings.
• Assist with the preparation of privacy impact assessments and maintain the agency’s register of PIAs.
• Measure and document the agency’s performance against the privacy management plan at least annually.

Structure

• An agency may have one or more privacy officers.
• The privacy offi- cer may serve as the required privacy champion, or the two positions may be separate.

Training/ expertise

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s “Privacy Officer Toolkit”
describes useful skills and expertise and offers resources for privacy officers.

Registration/ notification

Provide the OAIC contact information for the privacy officer in writing.