Privacy Commissioner - Appointment of Privacy Commissioner
13: Privacy Commissioner
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"The Privacy Commissioner is a government official who oversees privacy matters"
The Privacy Commissioner is a person who continues to hold this role. You might think of the Privacy Commissioner as a special kind of company, but with only one person in charge. This person is part of the government and follows rules set out in a law called the Crown Entities Act 2004.
The Privacy Commissioner has to follow the rules in the Crown Entities Act 2004, except when the Privacy Act 2020 says something different. This means that while the Privacy Commissioner has to follow most of the rules that other government organisations follow, there might be some special rules just for them in the Privacy Act.
When the Crown Entities Act 2004 talks about a "board," it means the Privacy Commissioner in this case. This is because the Privacy Commissioner acts alone, rather than having a group of people making decisions.
