8Minister may obtain information for DAC concerning government sector data sets

8 Minister may obtain information for DAC concerning government sector data sets

8 Minister may obtain information for DAC concerning government sector data sets

(1) The Minister may direct a government sector agency in writing to provide the DAC with such information concerning the government sector data that it controls as the Minister may require so as to enable the DAC to determine the number and kinds of sets of data that the agency controls and the kind of information collected in those data sets.

(2) A copy of a direction given under this section must be provided to the head of the government sector agency to which the direction is given.

(3) The government sector agency is (subject to section 5 (2)) authorised and required to comply with a direction given to it under this section.

(4) This section does not require a government sector agency to provide government sector data to the DAC.

(5) Nothing in this section affects or limits the functions of the Privacy Commissioner under the privacy legislation.