Application for temporary public interest determination
38 Application for temporary public interest determination
S. 38(1) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 106(2).
An organisation may apply to the Information Commissioner, in writing, for a temporary public interest determination.
The application must specify—
the act or practice to which the determination would apply; and
the relevant Information Privacy Principle or approved code of practice; and
the reasons for the organisation seeking the determination, and why the determination is required urgently.
An application for a temporary public interest determination cannot be made in respect of IPP 4 or 6.
S. 38(4) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 106(2).
On receipt of the application, the Information Commissioner must publish, as the Information Commissioner thinks fit, a notice stating that the application has been received.
S. 39 (Heading) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 106(3).
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