Victorian Numbered Acts

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION AMENDMENT (OFFICE OF THE VICTORIAN INFORMATION COMMISSIONER) ACT 2017 (NO. 20 OF 2017) - SECT 102

    (1)     For section 120(1) of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 substitute —

    "(1)     This section applies to a person who is or has been—

        (a)     the Information Commissioner; or

        (b)     the Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner; or

        (c)     an acting Information Commissioner or Privacy and Data Protection Deputy Commissioner; or

        (d)     a member of staff of the Office of the Victorian Information Commissioner; or

        (e)     a former Commissioner, acting former Commissioner or an employee of the former Commissioner; or

        (f)     a person to whom a former secrecy provision applied.".

    (2)     For the penalty at the foot of section 120(2) of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 substitute —

    "Penalty:     240 penalty units, or imprisonment for 2 years or both.".

    (3)     In section 120(4) of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 —

        (a)     in the definition of " former Act " for " 2000 ." substitute " 2000 ;";

        (b)             insert the following definitions—

""former Commissioner" means a person appointed as Commissioner for Privacy and Data Protection;

"former secrecy provision" means—

        (a)     section 67 of the Information Privacy Act 2000 , as in force immediately before its repeal; or

        (b)     section 15 of the Commissioner for Law Enforcement Data Security Act 2005 as in force immediately before its repeal.".