Program · Outcome 1: Provision of public access to Commonwealth Government information, protection of individuals’ personal information, and performance of Information Commissioner, freedom of information and privacy functions

Program 1.1: Education and guidance, complaints handling, reviewing decisions, compliance monitoring and enforcement

Program objective, as stated by the agency

This program contributes to the outcome by using both encouragement and deterrence to promote and protect privacy and information access rights. This includes educating regulated entities and the broader community; managing complaints; reviewing agency decisions; monitoring and promoting compliance; and applying a proactive and harm-focussed approach to regulatory action, including enforcement action where necessary.

Office of the Australian Information Commissioner, 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements, PDF page 9 reported

$37m 2026-27 Budget estimate

−$3.4m (−8.4%) on 2025-26 estimated actual

Traced to named suppliers and grant recipients

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Published lines

Each row is one line of the program’s expense table in the 2026-27 Portfolio Budget Statements – Program Expense Line Items, as published.

Line	Kind	2025-26 estimated actual	2026-27 Budget estimate	Change	Treatment	Source
Departmental appropriation	departmental	$40m	$37m	−$3.2m −8.0%	reported	Table 2.1.1 NCE, row 188
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year	departmental	$390k	$186k	−$204k −52.3%	reported	Table 2.1.1 NCE, row 189