---
title: "Privacy and FOI and AI: Western Australia"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/ai-rules/b9-privacy-wa"
type: "ai_rule"
site: "AI Law Framework"
issuer: "Government of Western Australia"
status: "Government guidance"
jurisdiction: "Western Australia"
source: "https://www.wa.gov.au/government/privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing"
---

# Privacy and FOI and AI: Western Australia

> Government of Western Australia, Western Australia.

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## About this rule

- Issuer: Government of Western Australia
- Type: Government guidance
- Date: 1 July 2026
- Date basis: operative privacy and responsible information sharing; commencement is staged
- Jurisdiction: [Western Australia](https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/western-australia.md)

**Proclamation SL 2026/128 was published on 24 June 2026. Officeholder provisions commenced on 1 July 2025. Operative privacy and responsible information sharing commenced on 1 July 2026. Mandatory serious-breach reporting commences on 1 January 2027. Open the proclamation before reliance.**

## Summary

Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA), assent 6 December 2024. Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 Commencement Proclamation 2026 (SL 2026/128, published 24 Jun 2026). 1 July 2025: Information Commissioner Act 2024 and PRIS Act Part 2 Div 12, Part 3 Div 8, Parts 4-5 (officeholders: Information Commissioner, Privacy Deputy Commissioner, Chief Data Officer) 1 July 2026: Operative privacy (IPPs) and responsible information sharing provisions in force for WA public entities “New privacy and data sharing laws commence on 1 July 2026.” 1 January 2027: Mandatory reporting of serious data breaches “From 1 January 2027, government agencies will be required to report serious data breaches to the Information Commissioner and to the people affected.” Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA). WA's first public-sector privacy statute. It also covers automated decision-making. Legal Aid WA has published an AI and privacy explainer for lawyers. Proclamation SL 2026/128 was published on 24 June 2026. Officeholder provisions commenced on 1 July 2025. Operative privacy and responsible information sharing commenced on 1 July 2026. Mandatory serious-breach reporting commences on 1 January 2027. Open the proclamation before reliance.

## Points recorded from the source

- Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA) (IPPs; commencing in stages)
- FOI: Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA)
- 1 July 2025: Information Commissioner Act 2024 and PRIS Act Part 2 Div 12, Part 3 Div 8, Parts 4-5 (officeholders: Information Commissioner, Privacy Deputy Commissioner, Chief Data Officer)
- 1 July 2026: Operative privacy (IPPs) and responsible information sharing provisions in force for WA public entities “New privacy and data sharing laws commence on 1 July 2026.”
- 1 January 2027: Mandatory reporting of serious data breaches “From 1 January 2027, government agencies will be required to report serious data breaches to the Information Commissioner and to the people affected.”
- Legal Aid WA: AI and privacy — https://www.legalaid.wa.gov.au/lawyers/law-hub/artificial-intelligence-ai-and-privacy
- WA legislation (PRIS Act 2024) — https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/
- Commencement proclamation — https://www.legislation.wa.gov.au/legislation/statutes.nsf/law_s55837.html&view=asmade

## Verify note

Statute names from official sources; how they apply to AI is a summary to verify. Proclamation SL 2026/128 was published on 24 June 2026. Officeholder provisions commenced on 1 July 2025. Operative privacy and responsible information sharing commenced on 1 July 2026. Mandatory serious-breach reporting commences on 1 January 2027. Open the proclamation before reliance.

## Source

[Read the Government of Western Australia source](https://www.wa.gov.au/government/privacy-and-responsible-information-sharing)

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