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Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Commissioner - Appointment of Privacy Commissioner

13: Privacy Commissioner

You could also call this:

"The person who helps keep your personal info safe"

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The Privacy Commissioner is a special person who helps protect your privacy. You can think of the Commissioner as a single person who is also a company, and they work for the government. The Commissioner follows the rules set out in the Crown Entities Act 2004, except when this Act says something different.

The Commissioner is like the boss of their own company, and they are also part of the government. They have to do what the Crown Entities Act 2004 says, unless this Act has other instructions.

You can find more information about what the Commissioner can do by looking at the Crown Entities Act 2004 and this Act.

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Part 2Privacy Commissioner
Appointment of Privacy Commissioner

13Privacy Commissioner

  1. There continues to be a Commissioner called the Privacy Commissioner.

  2. The Commissioner is—

  3. a corporation sole; and
    1. a Crown entity for the purposes of section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004; and
      1. the board for the purposes of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

        1. The Crown Entities Act 2004 applies to the Commissioner except to the extent that this Act expressly provides otherwise.

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