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Privacy Act 2020

Privacy Commissioner - Appointment of Privacy Commissioner

14: Deputy Privacy Commissioner

You could also call this:

"The Deputy Privacy Commissioner is a helper for the main Privacy Commissioner."

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The Governor-General can appoint a Deputy Privacy Commissioner if the responsible Minister recommends it. You can think of the Deputy Privacy Commissioner as a helper for the Privacy Commissioner. The rules for appointing and removing the Deputy Commissioner are mostly the same as for the Commissioner, and you can find these rules in Part 2 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, except for section 46.

The Deputy Commissioner can do all the things the Commissioner can do, but only if the Commissioner says it's okay. If the Commissioner is not available, the Deputy Commissioner can take over the Commissioner's duties.

The Deputy Commissioner has the same protections as the Commissioner, which means they are treated the same way under the law.

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Part 2Privacy Commissioner
Appointment of Privacy Commissioner

14Deputy Privacy Commissioner

  1. The Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the responsible Minister, appoint a Deputy Privacy Commissioner.

  2. Part 2 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, except section 46, applies to the appointment and removal of a Deputy Commissioner in the same manner as it applies to the appointment and removal of the Commissioner.

  3. Subject to the control of the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner may perform or exercise all the functions, duties, and powers of the Commissioner.

  4. When there is a vacancy in the position of Commissioner or when the Commissioner is (for whatever reason) absent from duty, the Deputy Commissioner may perform or exercise all the functions, duties, and powers of the Commissioner.

  5. The Deputy Commissioner is entitled to all the protections, privileges, and immunities of the Commissioner.

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