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67: Commissioner may authorise public sector agency to impose charge
or “Commissioner can let government agencies charge for personal info access or correction”

You could also call this:

“Explains key terms used in this part of the Privacy Act 2020”

In this part of the law, you’ll find some important words and their meanings. These definitions help you understand the rest of this section better.

An ‘access direction’ is an order made by the Commissioner under section 92.

‘Action’ means what it says in section 7(1), and it also includes decisions.

An ‘aggrieved individual’ is someone whose privacy is involved in a complaint, an investigation, or a legal proceeding.

An ‘approved information sharing agreement’ is explained in section 138.

A ‘complainant’ is the person who made a complaint.

An ‘information matching agreement’ is an agreement made under section 178.

‘Parties’ can mean different things:

For an investigation started by a complaint, it means the person who complained, the person whose privacy is affected (if it’s not the same person), and the group being complained about.

For an investigation started by the Commissioner, it means the person or people whose privacy is affected (if known) and the group being investigated.

A ‘respondent’ is a group that’s being investigated.

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Next up: 69: Interference with privacy of individual

or “When an agency mishandles your personal information or request”

Part 5 Complaints, investigations, and proceedings

68Interpretation

  1. In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires,—

    access direction means an access direction made by the Commissioner under section 92

      action has the meaning given to it in section 7(1), and includes a decision

        aggrieved individual means an individual whose privacy is the subject of—

        1. a complaint under subpart 1; or
          1. an investigation under subpart 2; or
            1. a proceeding under subpart 3

              approved information sharing agreement has the meaning given to it in section 138

                complainant, in relation to a complaint, means the person who made the complaint

                  information matching agreement means an agreement entered into under section 178

                    parties,—

                    1. in relation to an investigation conducted by the Commissioner on receiving a complaint under section 72(1), means—
                      1. the complainant whose complaint is the subject of the investigation; and
                        1. the aggrieved individual, if the complaint is made on behalf of that aggrieved individual (and no other aggrieved individual); and
                          1. the respondent:
                          2. in relation to an investigation conducted by the Commissioner on the Commissioner’s own initiative, means—
                            1. the aggrieved individual or aggrieved individuals (if known); and
                              1. the respondent

                              respondent means an agency whose action is the subject of an investigation under subpart 2.