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PRIVACY ACT 1988 - SECT 43A

Interested party may request a hearing

  (1)   An interested party in relation to an investigation under this Division may, in writing, request that the Commissioner hold a hearing before the Commissioner makes a determination under section   52 in relation to the investigation.

  (2)   If an interested party makes request under subsection   (1), the Commissioner must:

  (a)   notify any other interested party of the request; and

  (b)   give all interested parties a reasonable opportunity to make a submission about the request; and

  (c)   decide whether or not to hold a hearing.

  (3)   In this section:

"interested party" in relation to an investigation means:

  (a)   in the case of an investigation under subsection   40(1)--the complainant or respondent; or

  (b)   otherwise--the person or entity that engaged in the act or practice that is being investigated.



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