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99: Right of Director to appear in proceedings commenced under section 98
or “The Director or Commissioner can join and speak in privacy-related cases”
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“An apology for privacy issues can't be used as evidence, except when deciding compensation”

If an organisation says sorry for something that may have interfered with your privacy, this apology cannot be used as evidence against them in civil court cases under this part of the law. However, there is one exception to this rule. The organisation can bring up the apology when the Tribunal is deciding what remedies (like compensation) to give you. This means that while the apology can’t be used to prove the organisation did something wrong, it can be considered when figuring out how to make things right for you.

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Part 5 Complaints, investigations, and proceedings
Proceedings before Human Rights Review Tribunal: Proceedings in relation to complaints or investigations

100Apology not admissible except for assessment of remedies

  1. If an apology is given by an agency in connection with an action alleged to be an interference with the privacy of an individual, it is not admissible as evidence in any civil proceedings against the agency under this Part except as provided in subsection (2).

  2. An agency may bring evidence of the apology for the purpose of the Tribunal’s assessing of remedies to be awarded against the agency.