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Annex C

Privacy Sub-committee of the Law Reform Commission: Proposed Principle on Access to Personal Data

the

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 :-

One

It

(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)

S

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.