Act
Data Protection And Privacy Act
2019
30. Access to register by the public.
The Authority shall make the information contained in the Data
Protection Register available for inspection by any person .
PART VII-COMPLAINTS.
31. Complaints against breach and non-compliance.
(1) A data subject or any person who believes that a data
collector, data processor or data controller is infringing upon their
rights or is in violation of this Act may make a compliant in the
prescribed manner to the Authority.
(2) A data collector, data processor or data controller may in
writing make a complaint to the Authority about any violation or noncompliance with this Act.
32. Authority to investigate complaints.
The Authority shall investigate every compliant made under this Part and
may direct a data collector, data processor or data controller to remedy any
breach or take such action as the Authority may specify to restore the
integrity of data collected, processed or held by the data collector, data
processor or data controller or the rights of the data subject.
33. Compensation for failure to comply with this Act.
(1) Where a data subject suffers damage or distress through the
contravention by a data controller, data processor or data collector of
the requirements of this Act, that data subject is entitled to apply to a
Court of competent jurisdiction for compensation from the data
collector, data processor or data controller for the damage or distress.
(2) In proceedings against a person under this section, it is a
defence to prove that the person took reasonable care in all the
circumstances to comply with the requirements of this Act.
34. Appeals.
(1) A person aggrieved by a decision of the Authority under this
Act may appeal to the Minister.