PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 2014 - SECT 65 Minister may refer a complaint direct to VCAT
PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 2014 - SECT 65
Minister may refer a complaint direct to VCATS. 65(1) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 106(5).
(1) If the Minister considers that the subject matter of a complaint raises an issue of important public policy, the Minister may refer the complaint directly to VCAT for hearing under Subdivision 5, whether or not the Information Commissioner has considered it or the complaint is in the process of being conciliated.
(2) The Minister is not a party to a proceeding on a complaint referred to VCAT under subsection (1) unless joined by VCAT.