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Food Act 2014

Miscellaneous provisions - Information and consultation requirements - Collecting, keeping, and disclosing information

372: Variation and review of agreement

You could also call this:

"Changing or checking an information sharing agreement"

The chief executive can change an agreement made under section 371. You know this agreement is about collecting, keeping, and disclosing information. The chief executive can make these changes from time to time.

The chief executive must talk to the Privacy Commissioner before making any changes to the agreement. The Privacy Commissioner has the power to ask the chief executive to review the agreement and how information is disclosed.

The Privacy Commissioner can ask for a review every 12 months or more. When this happens, the chief executive must do the review and then tell the Privacy Commissioner what they found out.

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Part 5Miscellaneous provisions
Information and consultation requirements: Collecting, keeping, and disclosing information

372Variation and review of agreement

  1. The chief executive may vary an agreement made under section 371.

  2. The chief executive may vary the agreement from time to time.

  3. The chief executive must consult the Privacy Commissioner before varying the agreement.

  4. The Privacy Commissioner may require the chief executive to review an agreement and the arrangements for disclosure under it.

  5. The Privacy Commissioner may make the requirement at intervals of at least 12 months.

  6. The chief executive must—

  7. conduct the review; and
    1. as soon as practicable after doing so, report the result to the Privacy Commissioner.