Victorian Current Acts

PRIVACY AND DATA PROTECTION ACT 2014 - SECT 8L

    (1)     The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may suspend or remove the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner from office on any of the following grounds—

        (a)     misconduct;

        (b)     neglect of duty;

        (c)     inability to perform the duties of the office;

        (d)     any other ground on which the Governor in Council is satisfied that the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner should not hold office.

    (2)     If the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner is removed from office, the Minister must cause a full statement of the grounds for removal to be presented to each House of Parliament within 10 sitting days of that House after the removal.

S. 8M inserted by No. 20/2017 s. 80.