Section 45 — Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Power to examine witnesses

(1) The Commissioner may administer an oath or affirmation to a person required under section 44 to attend before the Commissioner and may examine such a person on oath or affirmation.

(2) The oath or affirmation to be taken or made by a person for the purposes of this section is an oath or affirmation that the answers the person will give will be true.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 43 — Conduct of investigations
s 43A — Interested party may request a hearing
s 44 — Power to obtain information and documents
s 46 — Directions to persons to attend compulsory conference
s 47 — Conduct of compulsory conference
s 48 — Complainant and certain other persons to be informed of various matters

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