Monday, 22 June
Carly Kind, Privacy Commissioner, OAIC
Carly Kind commenced as Australia’s Privacy Commissioner in February 2024 for a 5-year term.
As Privacy Commissioner, she regulates the handling of personal information by entities covered by the Australian Privacy Act 1988 and seeks to influence the development of legislation and advance privacy protections for Australians.
Ms Kind was previously the inaugural director of the UK-based Ada Lovelace Institute, a research institute focussed on the ethical and societal impacts of data and AI.
She has worked with the European Commission, the Council of Europe, numerous UN bodies and a range of civil society organisations.
Ms Kind has a Masters of Science, International Relations (Hons) from the London School of Economics, a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, and a Bachelor of Arts (International Relations) (Hons) and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland.