Supplementary Government Response to Law Commissions report [pdf, 479 KB]
...personal information about staff. Principles 6 and 7 relate to access to, and correction of, personal information respectively. Currently people under investigation could use the Privacy Act to seek access to the Auditor-General’s investigation file. This change will put the Auditor-General on a similar footing to the Ombudsmen. 43 Section 56 should be amended to state expressly that the exemption applies to all principles 1 to 11. Individuals should not have to comply with the Act...