Annelies Moens commenced as the inaugural Information Commissioner of Western Australia under the Information Commissioner Act 2024 (WA) on 28 July 2025. In that role she has oversight of the new Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Act 2024 (WA) (PRIS Act) and the existing Freedom of Information Act 1992 (WA).

Prior to commencing her role, Annelies was the Managing Director of Privcore, a profit-for-purpose privacy, AI and cyber risk management company. In that role she worked with government agencies and private sector organisations in Australia and overseas to uplift data handling practices.

Annelies is the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) 2023 Vanguard Award recipient in Oceania. The IAPP Vanguard Award honours professionals whose pioneering work shapes the future of privacy and data protection and who demonstrate exceptional leadership, expertise and creativity in privacy and data protection. Annelies co-founded the IAPP in Australia and New Zealand in 2008. She was elected its President in 2011-2012.

Annelies’ privacy career started at Australia's federal privacy regulator in 2001, now the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner. In her regulatory role, she built extensive assurance and complaint handling expertise and led audit and investigation teams.

With an MBA in general international management (distinction) from the Vlerick Business School in Belgium, Annelies also has a first class honours Law, Arts (majoring in computer science) and Science degrees from The University of Queensland.

You can reach Annelies at: commissioner[at]oic.wa.gov.au.

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