Emily McPhee has a diverse background in law and policy. Currently working at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner as an Assistant Director, Emily has experience as a lawyer at Ashurst, where Emily was part of the Restructuring and Special Situations Group. Prior to this, Emily was a Law Graduate and Paralegal in the same group. Emily also participated in the Graduate Advantage Program at UNSW Business School. Emily holds a Bachelor's degree in Commerce/Laws from UNSW and attended Monte Sant' Angelo Mercy College. Emily is currently part of the Health, Technology and Government team in the Regulation and Strategy branch.
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner
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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) is the independent national regulator for privacy and freedom of information. Our purpose is to uphold privacy and information access rights. As an independent statutory agency, the OAIC’s work is of national significance and plays an important role in shaping Australia’s information handling landscape across the economy – from government, digital platforms and the online environment, to health, finance and telecommunications. We are an agency within the Attorney-General Department’s portfolio with responsibility for: • privacy functions under the Privacy Act 1988 and other legislation • freedom of information, in particular review of decisions made by agencies and ministers under the Freedom of Information Act 1982.