Victorian Current Acts

PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 2014 - SECT 67

S. 67(1) amended by Nos 20/2017 s. 106(2), 31/2024 s. 56.

    (1)     If the complaint cannot be resolved informally and the Information Commissioner considers it reasonably possible that a complaint may be conciliated successfully, the Information Commissioner must make all reasonable endeavours to conciliate the complaint.

    (2)     Subsection (1) does not apply to a complaint—

S. 67(2)(a) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 106(2).

        (a)     that the Information Commissioner has declined to entertain under section 62, referred under section 63 or dismissed under  section 64; or

        (b)     that the Minister has referred to VCAT under section 65.

S. 67(3) amended by No. 20/2017 s. 106(2).

    (3)     The Information Commissioner may require a party to attend a conciliation either personally or by a representative who has authority to settle the matter on behalf of the party.

S. 68 substituted by No. 20/2017 s. 84.