In June 2007, OECD governments adopted a Recommendation on Cross-border Cooperation in the Enforcement of Laws Protecting Privacy.  The Recommendation called for member countries to foster the establishment of an informal network of Privacy Enforcement Authorities [para. 21]. It further specified a number of tasks for the network:

GPEN Action Plan (adopted 15 June 2012; Part E amended 22 January 2013; amended December 2022 and October 2023)

• Albania: Information and Data Protection Commissioner (IDP)
• Argentina: Dirección Nacional de Protección de Datos Personales (National Directorate for Personal Data Protection)
• Armenia: Personal Data Protection Agency, Republic of Armenia Ministry of Justice
• Australia: Office of the Australian Information Commissioner; Office of the Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection (CPDP), Victoria; Office of the Information Commissioner, Queensland; Information and Privacy Commission, New South Wales; Northern Territory Information Commissioner

Request to Participate Guidelines

Public privacy enforcement authorities interested in participating in GPEN should send an "intent to participate" to the GPEN Committee that: