Stronger Privacy Protection and Enforcement

The Government will provide $45.2 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $8.4 million per year ongoing) for stronger privacy protection and enforcement. Funding includes: * $44.3 million over 4 years from 2023-24 (and $8.4 million per year ongoing) for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner to support a standalone Privacy Commissioner, progress investigations and enforcement action in response to privacy and data breaches, and enhance its data and analytics capability * $0.9 million over two years from 2023-24 for the Attorney-General's Department to progress the Government's response to the recent review of the Privacy Act 1988 and to support a separate independent statutory review of Part IIIA of the Act, with costs associated with preparing the government response to the recent review to be met from within existing resources. This measure builds on the 2022-23 October Budget measure titled Attorney General's Portfolio - additional resourcing. Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water | Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water