Section 26RPrivacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Development of CR code by the Commissioner

(1) The Commissioner may develop a CR code if the Commissioner made a request under section 26P and either:

(a) the request has not been complied with; or

(b) the request has been complied with but the Commissioner has decided not to register, under section 26S, the CR code that was developed as requested.

(2) Before registering the CR code under section 26S, the Commissioner must:

(a) make a draft of the code publicly available; and

(b) invite the public to make submissions to the Commissioner about the draft within a specified period (which must run for at least 28 days); and

(c) give consideration to any submissions made within the specified period.

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