Privacy in Australia is a set of rights with a regulator behind them, not only a matter of good habits. This is where each part sits.
What your rights are
The OAIC publishes information about privacy rights, including access, correction and different types of personal information. Which rules apply depends on the organisation and circumstances.
Ask first, in writing
Requests about your own information are made to the organisation holding it. Put it in writing, keep a copy, and note the date you sent it.
If there has been a data breach
The OAIC publishes what the notifiable data breaches scheme requires of organisations and what to do if you are told your information was involved. Read the notice you were sent carefully: it should say what was exposed.
Where a complaint goes
The OAIC publishes privacy complaint guidance, including steps to take first and what it can consider. Check those requirements rather than assuming every unresolved issue falls within its role.
When it is more than privacy
Some online problems are not privacy matters at all — harmful content, scams, defamatory material — and belong to different bodies. Practitioners who take that work are listed under internet and technology. The guides explain how the directory is put together and what a listing is.
General information, not legal advice. It does not take your circumstances into account and does not create a lawyer and client relationship. Lawyers of Sydney is operated by Jameson Law; listings describe individual practitioners and firms, and a listing is not a recommendation.