About the IAPP

Sonia Minutillo was appointed as the NSW Privacy Commissioner in March 2025, having served as Acting Privacy Commissioner since August 2023.

As Privacy Commissioner her role includes the promotion of public awareness and understanding of privacy rights in NSW, as well as providing information, support, advice and assistance to agencies and the public.

The Privacy Commissioner administers the Privacy and Personal Information Protections Act 1998 (PPIP Act) and the Health Records and Information Privacy Act 2002 (HRIP Act).

Prior to being appointed Privacy Commissioner, she was the Director, Investigation and Reporting at the Information and Privacy Commission NSW (IPC) leading the IPC’s regulatory functions, including the conduct of reviews, complaints, investigations, proactive audits and performance reporting across both information access and privacy legislative regimes. As the Director, Investigation and Reporting, she was also the IPC’s Chief Audit Executive.

Ms Minutillo has also worked in other senior roles in NSW Government and the non-profit sectors in the fields of industrial relations, and employment rights and obligations under NSW and Commonwealth legislation.

Ms Minutillo holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Wollongong and an Executive Master of Public Administration from Sydney University. She also holds a Graduate Certificate in Public Sector Management from Flinders University, a Certificate IV in Government Investigations (Regulatory Compliance) and is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.