If you’re the Privacy Commissioner, you need to be careful about saying anything negative about someone in your reports or statements. These reports and statements are made as part of your job under the Privacy Act 2020 or the Crown Entities Act 2004. Before you say anything that might make someone look bad, you have to give that person a chance to speak up and explain their side of the story. This is to make sure everyone is treated fairly and gets a chance to defend themselves if needed.
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The Commissioner must not, in any report or statement made pursuant to this Act or the Crown Entities Act 2004, make any comment that is adverse to any person unless that person has been given an opportunity to be heard.
