---
title: "Privacy and FOI and AI: Australian Capital Territory"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/ai-rules/b9-privacy-act"
type: "ai_rule"
site: "AI Law Framework"
issuer: "Office of the Australian Information Commissioner"
status: "Government guidance"
jurisdiction: "Australian Capital Territory"
source: "https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-in-your-state/privacy-in-the-act"
---

# Privacy and FOI and AI: Australian Capital Territory

> Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, Australian Capital Territory.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/ai-rules/b9-privacy-act

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## About this rule

- Issuer: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
- Type: Government guidance
- Date basis: regime summary checked 10 Oct 2026
- Jurisdiction: [Australian Capital Territory](https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/australian-capital-territory.md)

## Summary

Information Privacy Act 2014 (ACT) (TPPs); Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997. FOI: Freedom of Information Act 2016 (ACT). The OAIC administers ACT public-sector privacy under arrangement, and the ACT Ombudsman handles FOI. No ACT-specific AI privacy guidance found. Checked 2026-10-10.

## Points recorded from the source

- Information Privacy Act 2014 (ACT) (TPPs); Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
- FOI: Freedom of Information Act 2016 (ACT)
- OAIC: Privacy in the ACT — https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-in-your-state/privacy-in-the-act
- ACT Ombudsman (FOI) — https://www.ombudsman.act.gov.au/

## Verify note

Statute names from official sources; how they apply to AI is a summary to verify.

## Source

[Read the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner source](https://www.oaic.gov.au/privacy/privacy-in-your-state/privacy-in-the-act)

All rules: [AI rules tracker](https://ailawframework.com/ai-rules.md).

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*