New South Wales Consolidated Acts

HEALTH RECORDS AND INFORMATION PRIVACY ACT 2002 - SECT 67

67 Referring privacy related complaint to other persons or bodies

(1) The Privacy Commissioner may refer a complaint made under this Act for investigation or other action to any person or body (the
"relevant authority" ) considered by the Privacy Commissioner to be relevant in the circumstances (other than as provided by section 65 or 66).

(2) The Privacy Commissioner may communicate to the relevant authority any information that the Privacy Commissioner has obtained in relation to the complaint.

(3) The Privacy Commissioner may only refer a complaint to a relevant authority after appropriate consultation with the complainant and the relevant authority, and after taking their views into consideration.

(4) This section does not affect the operation of section 47 (Referring privacy related complaints to other authorities) of the PPIP Act.