59ZCProcess applying before publication of particular reports

#### 59ZC Process applying before publication of particular reports 59ZC Process applying before publication of particular reports > > (1) This section applies if the Privacy Commissioner considers there are grounds for making an adverse comment in a report about— > > > > > (a) a person, or > > > > > (b) a public sector agency, or > > > > > (c) both a person and a public sector agency. > > > (2) As far as it is practicable before making an adverse comment in a report, the Privacy Commissioner must— > > > > > (a) inform the person or the head of the public sector agency, or both, of the substance of the grounds for the adverse comment, and > > > > > (b) if the grounds for adverse comment are about a person employed or engaged by a public sector agency—inform the public sector agency that employs or engages the person, and > > > > > (c) give the person or the head of the agency informed the opportunity to make a submission to the Privacy Commissioner. > > > (3) The Privacy Commissioner may do the following— > > > > > (a) publish the report, > > > > > (b) give a copy of the report to the Minister, > > > > > (c) give a copy of the report to the head of the agency. > > > (4) Before publishing a report that makes an adverse comment about a public sector agency, the Privacy Commissioner must— > > > > > (a) inform the Minister responsible for the agency that the Privacy Commissioner proposes to publish the report, and > > > > > (b) if requested by the Minister—consult the Minister. > > **s 59ZC:** Ins 2022 No 74, Sch 1\[11\].