Privacy Act 1988

PART V - INVESTIGATIONS ETC.  

Division 1 - Investigation of complaints and investigations on the Commissioner ' s initiative  

SECTION 36B   COMPLAINTS RELATING TO THE DATA SHARING SCHEME  

36B(1)    
If a complaint relates to the data sharing scheme within the meaning of the Data Availability and Transparency Act 2022 , the Commissioner may share information and documents about the complaint with the National Data Commissioner (the NDC ), for the purposes of the NDC exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, under that Act.

36B(2)    
The Commissioner may share only information and documents under subsection (1) that were acquired by the Commissioner in the course of exercising powers, or performing functions or duties, under this Act.

36B(3)    
To avoid doubt, the Commissioner may share information or documents with the NDC under this section whether or not the Commissioner is transferring the complaint or part of the complaint to the NDC.

Note:

The Commissioner may transfer the complaint to the NDC under section 50 , if the Commissioner is of the opinion that the complaint could have been made to the NDC.