Integrity Oversight Victoria Act 2011

Integrity Oversight Victoria may at any time make recommendations to the Information Commissioner in relation to any action that Integrity Oversight Victoria considers should be taken.

Without limiting subsection (1), Integrity Oversight Victoria may recommend taking action—

to prevent specified conduct from continuing or occurring in the future; and

to remedy any harm or loss arising from the conduct of any officer of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner.

Integrity Oversight Victoria may at any time make recommendations to the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or the Public Access Deputy Commissioner—

to prevent specified conduct from continuing or occurring in the future; or

in relation to any action that Integrity Oversight Victoria considers should be taken.

Without limiting subsection (3), Integrity Oversight Victoria may recommend taking action to remedy any harm or loss arising from the conduct of the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or the Public Access Deputy Commissioner.

A recommendation to the Information Commissioner, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or the Public Access Deputy Commissioner which is not contained in a report must be made in private.

Subsection (5) does not limit the power of Integrity Oversight Victoria to make a public recommendation if Integrity Oversight Victoria considers that the Information Commissioner, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or the Public Access Deputy Commissioner has failed to take appropriate action in relation to the recommendation.

Integrity Oversight Victoria may require the Information Commissioner, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or the Public Access Deputy Commissioner to give a report to Integrity Oversight Victoria, within a reasonable specified time, stating—

whether or not the Information Commissioner, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or the Public Access Deputy Commissioner has taken, or intends to take, action recommended by Integrity Oversight Victoria; and

if the Information Commissioner, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or the Public Access Deputy Commissioner has not taken the recommended action, or does not intend to take the recommended action, the reason for not taking or intending to take the action.

The Information Commissioner, the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner or the Public Access Deputy Commissioner must comply with a requirement of Integrity Oversight Victoria under subsection (7).