Intelligence and Security Act 2017

Accessing information held by other agencies - Direct access to database information

127: Consultation with Privacy Commissioner before entering into direct access agreement

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"Ministers must talk to the Privacy Commissioner before making a deal about sharing personal info."

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Before you enter into a direct access agreement, the Ministers must talk to the Privacy Commissioner about the plan. They must ask the Privacy Commissioner for their thoughts on the proposed agreement, which is mentioned in section 125(2). The Ministers do this to make sure the Privacy Commissioner has a say in the matter.

When the Privacy Commissioner is asked for their thoughts, they must think carefully about certain things that the Ministers need to consider before entering into the agreement, as outlined in section 126(b) and (c). These are important things that the Ministers and the Privacy Commissioner must think about.

The Ministers must listen to what the Privacy Commissioner has to say about the proposed agreement and take their comments into account.

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126: Matters to which Ministers must have regard before entering into direct access agreement, or

"Ministers must consider important things before letting agencies access private information directly"

128: Consultation with Inspector-General before entering into direct access agreement, or

"Ministers must talk to the Inspector-General before making a direct access agreement."

Part 5Accessing information held by other agencies
Direct access to database information

127Consultation with Privacy Commissioner before entering into direct access agreement

Before entering into a direct access agreement, the Ministers referred to in section 125(2) must consult with, and invite comment from, the Privacy Commissioner on the proposed agreement.
When consulted on a direct access agreement, the Privacy Commissioner must have particular regard to the matters that the Ministers need to be satisfied of before entering into the agreement that are specified in section 126(b) and (c).
The Ministers must have regard to any comments received from the Privacy Commissioner on the proposed agreement.