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42 Commissioner may refer privacy complaint to other entity
(1) If the information privacy commissioner, after considering a privacy
complaint, is reasonably satisfied that the complaint would be better
dealt with by an investigative entity with power to investigate the
complaint, the commissioner may refer the privacy complaint to the
entity.
(2) If the information privacy commissioner refers the privacy complaint
to an investigative entity, the commissioner must—
(a) give the entity any information the commissioner has in relation
to the complaint; and
Privacy complaints Part 6
Dealing with privacy complaints Division 6.3
Section 43
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Information Privacy Act 2014
Effective: 16/12/25
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Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au
(b) tell the complainant and respondent about the referral.
(3) In this section:
investigative entity means—
(a) the ombudsman; or
(b) the human rights commission; or
(c) an entity having functions, under a State or Commonwealth law
that corresponds to this Act, that correspond to the functions of
the information privacy commissioner; or
(d) an entity prescribed by regulation.