Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Information Privacy Act 2000 - SECT 54

Suspension of Privacy Commissioner

54. Suspension of Privacy Commissioner



(1) The Governor in Council may suspend the Privacy Commissioner from office.

(2) The Minister must cause to be laid before each House of Parliament a full
statement of the grounds of suspension within 7 sitting days of that House
after the suspension.

(3) The Privacy Commissioner must be removed from office by the Governor in
Council if each House of Parliament within 20 sitting days after the day when
the statement is laid before it declares by resolution that the Privacy
Commissioner ought to be removed from office.

(4) The Governor in Council must remove the suspension and restore the Privacy
Commissioner to office unless each House makes a declaration of the kind
specified in subsection (3) within the time specified in that subsection.