Annex C
Privacy Sub-committee of the Law Reform Commission: Proposed Principle on Access to Personal Data
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The Privacy Sub-committee proposes the adoption of data protection principles as recommended by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development. of the principles deals with access to personal data. provides that an individual should have the right :-
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(a) to obtain from the data controller, or otherwise,
confirmation of whether or not the data controller has data relating to him;
(b) to
have
him :
(i)
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communicated to him data relating to
within a reasonable time;
(ii) at a charge, if any, that is not excessive;
(iii) in a reasonable manner; and
(iv) in a form that is readily intelligible to
him;
(c) to be given reasons if a request made
under
sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) is denied, and to be able to challenge such denial; and
(d) to challenge data relating to him and, if the
challenge is successful, to have
to have the data erased, rectified, completed or amended.