About The Role – Investigations Team

The Investigations Team in the Regulatory Action Division plays an integral role in promoting and upholding privacy and information rights for the Australian community. The main responsibilities and work undertaken by the Investigations Team and Investigators in the Regulatory Action Division includes:

- Actively managing a caseload of preliminary inquiries and/or investigations.
- Conducting research, preparing investigation plans, correspondence, drafting high quality investigation reports, internal briefings and making sound administrative decisions.
- Creating and maintaining evidence matrices and the preparation of statutory notices.
- Using evidence gathering powers to identify whether there has been a contravention of relevant laws and make risk-based recommendations.
- Liaising with respondents and stakeholders.
- Identifying, monitoring, and assessing matters or trends of risk may warrant regulatory action in accordance with the OAIC’s strategic priorities and posture.

About The Role – Compliance Team

The Compliance Team undertakes a range of compliance activities, including strategic projects and assessments. We take a risk-based approach to regulation, focusing on preventing the greatest harms. The main responsibilities and work undertaken by the Compliance Team includes:
- Proactively examine whether entities are meeting their legislative obligations, including through privacy assessments (audits)
- Undertaking strategic projects for the Commissioners across the OAIC’s full suite of regulatory responsibilities: FOI, privacy and the management of information across the Commonwealth.
- Monitoring high-risk, large-scale and high-profile data breaches—ensuring that entities meet their obligations to notify individuals—and advise Commissioners about whether additional regulatory action is warranted
- Ensuring entities implement the directions from the Commissioners in determinations, and obligations they committed to through Enforceable Undertakings.
- Preparing assessments to recommend to Commissioners the appropriate regulatory action to take for instances of non-compliance.

Staff at the APS6 level undertake work on more complex matters than staff at the APS 5 level. APS6 officers also provide advice,



training and guidance to more junior staff and colleagues across the office. They have greater autonomy and may also lead an investigation or manage smaller assessments (audits) and discrete compliance activities; as well as working collaboratively as part of a broader team on more complex investigations or strategic projects.

APS 6 officers may also be involved in stakeholder engagements, and other tasks factoring in the classification and Work level standards.

The OAIC is seeking motivated individuals with demonstrated investigations skills, who can apply technical knowledge, legal analysis, and strategic regulatory skills in a dynamic environment. We are seeking individuals for roles across the APS5 and APS6 levels with the following attributes:

- Experience in the conduct of inquiries and investigations, project management and/or audit experience.
- Experience in preparing high quality written correspondence, briefs, reports and administrative decisions.
- Ability to undertake research and interpret and apply legislation in complex matters.
- Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, with excellent attention to detail.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability communicate with influence.
- Knowledge of, or the ability to quickly acquire knowledge of, the Freedom of Information Act 1982 and the Privacy Act 1988.
- Ability to work with independence, subject to limited direction, to deliver quality outcomes.

Highly desirable:

- Certificate IV in Government Investigations (or higher), or willingness to obtain on commencement.
- Knowledge of the principles of administrative decision making, or administrative law.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications and/or professional experience in one or more relevant areas such as law, regulation, public policy, investigations or similar.
- APS5: 1-3 years relevant skilled experience.
- APS6:



3-5+ years relevant professional experience.

- You must be able to obtain and maintain a minimum Baseline security clearance.
- Section 22 of the Public Service Act 1999 requires that APS employees must be Australian citizens.
- There are restrictions on employment of people who have, within the previous 12 months, accepted a redundancy benefit from an APS agency or a non-APS Commonwealth employer.
- For the duration of your employment with the OAIC you will be required to obtain and maintain an Australian Government security clearance as outlined above and meet required background, identification and character checks.
- All duties are to be performed in accordance with the APS Code of Conduct and APS Values and OAIC policies, including Workplace Diversity and Work Health and Safety. Under section 25 of the Public Service Act 1999 the OAIC may re-assign the duties of an employee from time to time.

How to Apply

1. Please go to Join our team | OAIC and complete the application form found in the job pack as part of your submission.

- Please provide a maximum 1 page statement of claim (one A4 page-pitch) addressing your interest, motivation and fit for the role. Your pitch should include the use of practical and professional examples as relevant to the role and the job specific capabilities, skills and experience outlined above.

For candidates who are applying for both classifications, please ensure you pitch yourself at the highest classification for which you wish to be considered. To assist you in pitching your response and capabilities at the appropriate classification, you are encouraged to review the APS Work Level Standards which are available on the Australian Public Service Commission website.

- Please send your application form, CV (maximum 3 pages) and one page pitch as 3 separate documents attached to one email to: [email protected]

Please format your email subject line and name your application document(s) as follows:

First name Last Name - OAIC-2026-021 – [Insert all roles applying for], Regulatory Action Division The OAIC is seeking to fill actual and future vacancies in the Regulatory Action Division. A merit pool may be established from this process.

📌 Investigators,Senior Investigators andSenior Compliance Officer (Adelaide)
🏢 Office Of The Australian Information Commissioner
📍 Adelaide