Commissioner may refer privacy complaint to other entity
42 Commissioner may refer privacy complaint to other entity
If the information privacy commissioner, after considering a privacy complaint, is reasonably satisfied that the complaint would be better dealt with by an investigative entity with power to investigate the complaint, the commissioner may refer the privacy complaint to the entity.
If the information privacy commissioner refers the privacy complaint to an investigative entity, the commissioner must—
give the entity any information the commissioner has in relation to the complaint; and
tell the complainant and respondent about the referral.
In this section:
investigative entity means—
the ombudsman; or
the human rights commission; or
an entity having functions, under a State or Commonwealth law that corresponds to this Act, that correspond to the functions of the information privacy commissioner; or
an entity prescribed by regulation.
This provision refers to the regulations (prescribed by regulation
). Made under this Act:
- Information Privacy Regulation 2014 · under s 58
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