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Timothy Hugh Pilgrim (born 19 August 1960) is a former Australian public servant, who was the
Australian Privacy Commissioner The Australian Privacy Commissioner is an independent statutory office-holder, appointed under subsection 14 (4) of the ''Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010''. The Privacy Commissioner is one of three commissioners in the Office of ...
from 2010, and was appointed to the additional role of
Australian Information Commissioner The Australian Information Commissioner is an independent statutory office-holder in Australia, appointed under subsection 14(1) of th''Australian Information Commissioner Act 2010''and operating within the Attorney-General's portfolio. The A ...
in October 2016, after acting in that role since July 2015. Pilgrim retired from both roles on 24 March 2018. Pilgrim was appointed Privacy Commissioner on 19 July 2010, and Acting Australian Information Commissioner from 20 July 2015. He was first appointed to the
Office of the Privacy Commissioner The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), known until 2010 as the Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner is an independent Australian Government agency, acting as the national data protection authority for Australia, esta ...
as Deputy Privacy Commissioner in February 1998. On 1 November 2010, he and other staff of the Office of the Privacy Commissioner were integrated into the
Office of the Australian Information Commissioner The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC), known until 2010 as the Office of the Australian Privacy Commissioner is an independent Australian Government agency, acting as the national data protection authority for Australia, est ...
. Before joining the Office of the Privacy Commissioner, Pilgrim held senior management positions in a range of Australian Government agencies, including the Small Business Program within the Australian Taxation Office and the Child Support Agency.


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1960 births Living people Australian public servants Recipients of the Public Service Medal (Australia) {{Australia-gov-bio-stub