Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Information Privacy Act 2000 - SECT 23

Revocation of approval

23. Revocation of approval



(1) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister acting on
advice received from the Privacy Commissioner under subsection (3), may by
notice published in the Government Gazette revoke the approval of a code of
practice or of a variation of an approved code of practice.

(2) The Privacy Commissioner may act under subsection (1) on his or her own
initiative or on an application for revocation made to him or her by an
individual or organisation.





(3) The Privacy Commissioner may advise the Minister to recommend to the
Governor in Council that a code of practice, or a variation of an approved
code of practice, be revoked.

(4) Before deciding whether or not to advise the Minister to recommend
revocation of the approval of a code of practice or of a variation of an
approved code of practice, the Privacy Commissioner-

   (a)  must consult the organisation that sought approval of the code or
        variation and may consult any other person or body that the Privacy
        Commissioner considers it appropriate to consult; and

   (b)  must have regard to the extent to which members of the public have
        been given an opportunity to comment on the proposed revocation.

(5) An approved code of practice or approved variation ceases to be in
operation at the beginning of-

   (a)  the day on which the notice of revocation under subsection (1) is
        published in the Government Gazette; or

   (b)  such later day as is expressed in that notice as the day on which the
        code or variation ceases to be in operation.