Access to Information and Privacy

Australian Capital Territory

• Freedom of Information Act 1989

Commonwealth

• Freedom of Information Act (Commonwealth) 1982
   

• Privacy Act (Commonwealth) 1988
   

• Data-Matching Program (Assistance and Tax) Act 1990

New South Wales

• Freedom of Information Act 1989
   
• Privacy Act 1988

Southern Australia

• Freedom of Information Act 1991

Tasmania

• Freedom of Information Act (Tasmania)
   
• Records of Offences (Access) Act (Tasmania)

Victoria

• Freedom of Information Act 1982 in pdf (Victoria)

Western Australia

• Freedom of Information Act 1992
  

Belgium

• Commission de la Protection de la vie privée (Belgian Privacy Commission)
  Rue Haute, 139
  1000 BRUXELLES
  Tel: +32(0)2/213.85.40
  Fax: +32(0)2/213.85.65
  E-mail: commission@privacy.fgov.be
  
  
• Law of December 8, 1992, on Privacy Protection in relation to the Processing of Personal Data as modified by the law of December 11, 1998 implementing Directive 95/46/EC
  
  

France

• French Data Protection Authority
  8, rue Vivienne
  CS 30223
  75083 Paris
  CEDEX 02
  Tel: 33 1 53 73 22 22
   E-mail:  webmaster@cnil.fr
   
• Law No.-78-17 dated January 6, 1978, concerning Data Processing and Individuals Liberties
  

Hong Kong

• Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data (PCO)
  Unit 2001, 20/F Office Tower, Convention Plaza
  1 Harbour Road
  HONG KONG - WANCHAI
  Tel: 852 2877 2827
  Fax: 852 2877 7026
  E-mail: pco@pco.org.hk
   
• Government Information Centre
• Code on Access to Information
• Hong Kong Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance
   

New Zealand

• New Zealand Privacy Commissioner
  P.O. Box 466
  NEW ZEALAND - AUCKLAND
  Tel: 64 09 302 86 80 or
  64 09 302 86 55
  E-mail: privacy@iprolink.co.nz
   
• Privacy Act 1993

• Privacy Amendment Act 1993

• Privacy Amendment Act 1994
  

Switzerland

• Loi Fédérale sur la protection des données (LPD) du 19 juin 1992 (in French only)

• The Federal Data Protection and Information Commissioner (FDPIC)
  Eidgenössischer Datenschutzbeauftragter / Data Protection Commissioner
  Feldeggweg 1
  CH - 3003 BERNE
  Tel: 41 31 322 43 95
  Fax: 41 31 325 99 96
  E-mail: info@edsb.ch
  Webmaster: webmaster@edsb.admin.ch
  

United Kingdom

• Information Commissioner's Office
• Freedom of Information Act 2000
• Data Protection Act 1998
• Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC directive) Regulations 2003) (in force since December 11, 2003).
  

United States

• U.S. Federal Department of Justice Office of Information and Privacy
  

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