The privacy and information watchdog has slashed dozens of staff in response to a 23 per cent budget cut by government and a review by management consultants, sparking fears it will be ill equipped to deal with key policy changes like the social media ban.
Senior officials confirmed the cuts on Wednesday and said a new structure at the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) will in place from early next month.
Changes have been underway since July, when dedicated funding for social media and data breach complaints and enforcement ended, despite rising privacy issues and breaches worsening in scale and complexity.
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