Section Sch6-21 — Social Security Act 2018: Complaints of breach of requirements for disclosure
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21 Complaints of breach of requirements for disclosure (1) A person may complain to the Privacy Commissioner if personal information relating to the person has been disclosed under an information-sharing agreement under clause 16(1) , on the ground that the disclosure was in breach of the agreement. (2) A person may complain to the Privacy Commissioner if personal information relating to the person has been disclosed under clause 18 or 20 , on the ground that the disclosure was in breach of— (a) the requirements of clause 18 ; or (b) regulations of the kind referred to in clause 20 . (3) Part 8 of the Privacy Act 1993— (a) applies to a complaint under subclause (1) as if the information-sharing agreement concerned were a code of practice issued under Part 6 of that Act; and (b) applies to a complaint under subclause (2) as if clause 18 and the regulations concerned together constituted a code of practice issued under Part 6 of that Act. Compare: 1964 No 136 s 125I
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