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THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1994
PROPOSALS FOR PROTECTION OF PERSONAL DATA
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THE LAW REFORM COMMISSION HAS PROPOSED THAT THE COLLECTION USE OF INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUALS BE LEGALLY CONTROLLED.
AND
THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS ADDRESS CONCERN OVER THE INCREASING EXTENT TO WHICH PERSONAL INFORMATION IS RECORDED AND PASSED
ON.
THERE IS A WORLDWIDE TREND TO INTRODUCE LEGISLATIVE PROTECTION IN THIS AREA. THE COMMISSION'S RECOMMENDATIONS ARE BASED ON THE INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNISED DATA PROTECTION PRINCIPLES,
THE RECOMMENDATIONS, WHICH ARE CONTAINED IN A REPORT PUBLISHED TODAY (THURSDAY), INCLUDE:
THE COMMISSION
DATA
RECOMMENDS THE APPOINTMENT OF A PRIVACY COMMISSIONER TO OVERSEE THE PROPOSED SCHEME OF PROTECTION. FUNDING WOULD BE PROVIDED BY AN ADDITIONAL LEVY OF NOT MORE THAN $100 ON THOSE SEEKING BUSINESS REGISTRATION.
THERE SHOULD BE LEGAL REGULATION OF ALL DATA RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUAL, WHETHER FACTUAL OR JUDGMENTAL, TRUE OR FALSE, AND REGARDLESS OF HOW THEY ARK STORED. BOTH AUTOMATED AND NON-AUTOMATED DATA WILL BE COVERED, PROVIDED THAT THE DATA ARE REASONABLY READILY RETRIEVABLE.
ALL
PERSONAL DATA, REGARDLESS
RETRIEVABILITY, SAFEGUARDS.
LEVEL OF
OF THE MUST BE PROTECTED BY REASONABLE SECURITY
AN INDIVIDUAL SHOULD HAVE THE RIGHT TO OBTAIN COPIES OF, AND CORRECT, PERSONAL DATA ABOUT HIM. IN DOING SO, HE WILL BE HELPED BY THE WRITTEN DECLARATION OF DATA PURPOSES WHICH ALL DATA HOLDERS WILL HAVE TO LODGE WITH THE PRIVACY COMMISSIONER. IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN THE INDIVIDUAL HAS SUFFERED DAMAGE HE MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION,
ONLY PERSONAL DATA THAT ARE NECESSARY FOR, OR DIRECTLY RELATED TO, THE FUNCTIONS OF THE DATA COLLECTOR SHOULD BE OBTAINED FROM THE INDIVIDUAL OR A THIRD PARTY. ΤΟ ENSURE THAT THE COLLECTION PROCESS 15 FAIR, THE INDIVIDUAL SHOULD BE INFORMED AT THE TIME HE PROVIDES THE DATA OF THE USE TO BE MADE OF THE DATA AND THE CLASSES OF PERSONS TO WHOM THE DATA WILL BE DISCLOSED.
BY
PERSONAL DATA SHOULD NOT BE L SED OR DISCLOSED ORGANISATIONS FOR PURPOSES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED, EXCEPT WITH THE INDIVIDUAL'S CONSENT OR WHERE A STATUTORY
EXCEPTION IS STIPULATED.
BEFORE AN ADVERSE DRCISION IS MADE ON THE BASIS OF RELATING TO AN INDIVIDUAL, HE MUST BE GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT THE DATA, EXCEPT WHERE THE PROSPECTIVE RELATES TO A CONTRACT.
DATA
DECISION
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