Joanne Kummrow was appointed for a three year term as Information Commissioner on 3 April 2024.
Joanne is an experienced public sector leader and statutory decision maker with a professional career working in the public, legal and integrity sectors. She has a personal commitment to advancing government transparency, accountability and the public interest.
From 2018 to 2024, Joanne was the Public Access Deputy Commissioner at the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner with statutory responsibilities for the conduct of external reviews and complaints made under the Victorian Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Vic) and regulatory oversight of agency compliance with the Freedom of Information (FOI) Professional Standards.
Her background is as an administrative lawyer, including with the Victorian Government Solicitor’s Office, where she advised government agencies, statutory authorities and Ministers on good decision-making, investigations, privacy, right to information (FOI), professional regulation and licensing, dispute resolution and the conduct of public interest litigation. In 2015, Joanne led the Victorian Government’s legal response to the Royal Commission into Family Violence.
Joanne was admitted to legal practice in 2002 and accredited by the Law Institute of Victoria as a specialist in Administrative Law in 2013.
