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PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 2014 (NO. 60 OF 2014) - SECT 55 Commissioner may certify consistency of act or practice

PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 2014 (NO. 60 OF 2014) - SECT 55

Commissioner may certify consistency of act or practice

    (1)     The Commissioner may certify that a specified act or practice of an organisation is consistent with—

        (a)     an Information Privacy Principle; or

        (b)     an approved code of practice; or

        (c)     an information handling provision.

    (2)     The certificate remains in effect until any expiry date specified in the certificate, unless it is earlier set aside by a court or VCAT.

    (3)     The certificate must include an expiry date, unless it is inappropriate to do so in all the circumstances.

    (4)     A person who does an act or engages in a practice in good faith in accordance with a current certificate does not contravene the relevant Information Privacy Principle or approved code of practice or the relevant information handling provision (as the case requires).

    (5)     A certificate under this section must be published on the Internet site of the Commissioner.