The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released 5 draft Australian Privacy Principles (APP) Guidelines for consultation.

The Guidelines outline how the OAIC will interpret and apply the APPs that will commence on 12 March 2014.

The following draft APP Guidelines have been released for public consultation:

APP 1 — Open and transparent management of personal information
APP 2 — Anonymity and pseudonymity
APP 3 — Collection of solicited personal information
APP 4 — Dealing with unsolicited personal information
APP 5 — Notification of the collection of personal information

Draft Guidelines have also been released on Introductory matters, Key concepts, Permitted general situations and Permitted health situations.