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Information Privacy Act 2009
sec.169Referral of privacy complaint to other entity
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### sec.169 Referral of privacy complaint to other entity
If the subject of a privacy complaint could be the subject of a complaint under the Ombudsman Act 2001 , the information commissioner may refer the complaint to the ombudsman.
If the subject of a privacy complaint could be the subject of a complaint under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 , the commissioner may refer the complaint to the health ombudsman under that Act.
If the subject of a privacy complaint could be the subject of a complaint under a law of another State or the Commonwealth that corresponds to this Act, the commissioner may refer the complaint to the entity under that law having responsibility for dealing with complaints in the nature of privacy complaints.
s 169 amd 2013 No. 36 s 331 sch 1
(sec.169-ssec.1) If the subject of a privacy complaint could be the subject of a complaint under the Ombudsman Act 2001 , the information commissioner may refer the complaint to the ombudsman.
(sec.169-ssec.2) If the subject of a privacy complaint could be the subject of a complaint under the Health Ombudsman Act 2013 , the commissioner may refer the complaint to the health ombudsman under that Act.
(sec.169-ssec.3) If the subject of a privacy complaint could be the subject of a complaint under a law of another State or the Commonwealth that corresponds to this Act, the commissioner may refer the complaint to the entity under that law having responsibility for dealing with complaints in the nature of privacy complaints.