For the first time since 2015 the Office of the Australian Information Commission will have a standalone FOI Commissioner, Privacy Commissioner and Information Commissioner, as Parliament originally enacted. Congratulations to Ms Elizabeth Tydd who has been appointed as the Freedom of Information (FOI) Commissioner. Ms Tydd has been the Information Commissioner and CEO of the NSW Information and Privacy Commission since 2013. Ms Tydd’s appointment will commence on 19 February 2024. Congratulations to Ms Carly Kind who has been appointed as Privacy Commissioner. Ms Kind has held the role of inaugural Director of the London-based Ada Lovelace Institute since 2019. Ms Kind will commence on 26 February 2024. You can read the OIAC announcement here