The Information Commissioner

The Information Commissioner is the independent officer appointed to oversee the Freedom of Information and Privacy provisions of the Act. The two main functions of the Information Commissioner are to:

  • promote understanding and awareness of FOI and Privacy in the community and the public sector;
  • deal with complaints about breaches of privacy and about FOI decisions made by public sector organisations (from 1 July 2004).
Commissioner

Brenda Monaghan is acting Information Commissioner NT following the end of the term of appointment of former Information Commissioner and Ombudsman Peter Shoyer.

Brenda was the Information Commissioner and Commissioner for Public Interest Disclosures from 2010 to 2018 and Deputy Ombudsman NT since 2018.