Victorian Current Acts

PUBLIC HEALTH AND WELLBEING ACT 2008 - SECT 165BX

    (1)     The Minister may apply to the Information Commissioner to vary a pandemic information determination.

    (2)     The Information Commissioner may vary the pandemic information determination, upon application by the Minister under subsection (1), if the Information Commissioner considers it appropriate to do so.

    (3)     In deciding whether to vary a pandemic information determination, the Information Commissioner—

        (a)     must have regard to whether the variation would be in the public interest; and

        (b)     must have regard to the objective of this Act, the objective of this Part, the  Privacy and Data Protection Act   2014 and the Health Records Act   2001 ; and

        (c)     may have regard to any other matter the Information Commissioner considers relevant.

S. 165BY inserted by No. 53/2021 s. 12.