Information and Privacy Commission 2025-26 annual report
Summary
The report's own summary: Chief Executive Officer Overview, pages 8 to 10
Generated summary: written by an AI model from the report text and checked against the cited pages.
The Information and Privacy Commission reported on 2025–26, supporting information access and privacy rights in NSW.
The Commission reported finalising 262 information access reviews and 376 privacy reviews.
It reported a 50% increase in reviews and complaints received across information access and privacy.
The Commission said the increased caseload affected performance indicators and created a backlog, prompting recruitment of temporary staff and improvements to casework technology.
In the body's own words
- Finding
139 mandatory breach notifications were made to the Privacy Commissioner.
Finances 4
Total expenses excluding losses
$8,854,475
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Total expenses excluding losses 9,269,000 8,854,475 8,220,771
Total revenue
$9,594,183
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Total revenue 9,154,000 9,594,183 8,131,119
Employee-related expenses
$5,843,553
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Employee-related expenses 2(a) 6,890,000 5,843,553 5,642,026
Net result from continuing operations
$739,708
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Net result from continuing operations (115,000) 739,708 (89,652)
Executives and remuneration 5
Band 3
2
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Band 3 2 - $373,951 to $527,050 446,721
Band 1
2
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Band 1 2 1 $208,400 to $297,250 236,290
Band 1
1
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Band 1 2 1 $208,400 to $297,250 236,290
Band 3
$446,721
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Band 3 2 - $373,951 to $527,050 446,721
Band 1
$236,290
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Band 1 2 1 $208,400 to $297,250 236,290
Consultancies 1
Consultants
$308,690
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at a total cost of $308,690
Complaints and investigations 5
privacy reviews and complaints
615
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The IPC received a total of 615 privacy reviews and complaints
information access complaints
147
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The IPC received 147 information access complaints in 2025–26
applications for external review
668
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The Information Commissioner received 668 applications for external review
privacy reviews
406
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the Privacy Commissioner received 406 privacy reviews
notifications under the MNDB Scheme
139
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the Privacy Commissioner received 139 notifications under the MNDB Scheme
Other figures 8
reviews finalised
262
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GIPA – 1,142 enquiries finalised / 119 advices finalised / 262 reviews finalised
complaints finalised
98
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262 reviews finalised / 98 complaints finalised
reviews finalised
376
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Privacy – 1,539 enquiries finalised / 204 advices finalised / 376 reviews finalised
complaints finalised
114
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376 reviews finalised / 114 complaints finalised
enquiries finalised
1,142
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GIPA – 1,142 enquiries finalised
enquiries finalised
1,539
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Privacy – 1,539 enquiries finalised
instances of regulatory assistance
33
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33 instances of regulatory assistance were initiated during the period
mandatory breach notifications
139
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139 mandatory breach notifications were made to the Privacy Commissioner
About the document
- Edition
- Current edition
- Reading status
- Read by OPAX
- Pages
- 108
- Figures not found in the report
- Executive count; Head remuneration; Investigations commenced; Investigations finalised; Public hearings; Recommendations made; Referrals to prosecution; Staff fte; Staff headcount