Stronger Privacy Protection and Enforcement through the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme

The Australian Government is prioritising protection of personal information by providing the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner with more resources to progress investigations and enforcement actions in response to privacy and data breaches and enhance its data and analytics capability.

Strengthening and streamlining investigations and enforcement through the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme will increase the public’s trust in the Government as a data custodian and ensure community expectations are met. This is one element of the Australian Government’s Stronger Privacy Protection and Enforcement commitment in the 2023-24 Budget.