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RULE Privacy Act 1988 - Section 52(1) PROVIDES
Privacy Act 1988 section 52(1) applies ONLY IF Privacy Act 1988 section 52(1)(a) applies OR Privacy Act 1988 section 52(1)(b) applies

RULE Privacy Act 1988 - Section 52(1) - investigation PROVIDES
the Commissioner may make a determination ONLY IF the Commissioner has investigated a complaint

RULE Privacy Act 1988 - Section 52(1)(a) PROVIDES
Privacy Act 1988 section 52(1)(a) applies ONLY IF the Commissioner may make a determination AND the complaint is not substantiated

RULE Privacy Act 1988 - Section 52(1)(b) PROVIDES
Privacy Act 1988 section 52(1)(b) applies ONLY IF the Commissioner may make a determination AND the complaint is substantiated

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(1) After investigating a complaint, the Commissioner may:

(a) make a determination dismissing the complaint; or

(b) find the complaint substantiated and make a determination that

includes one or more of the following:

(i) a declaration:

(A) where the principal executive of an agency is the respondent--that

the agency has engaged in conduct constituting an interference with

the privacy of an individual and must not repeat or continue such

conduct; or

(B) in any other case--that the respondent has engaged in conduct

constituting an interference with the privacy of an individual and

must not repeat or continue such conduct;

(ia) a declaration that the respondent must take specified steps

within a specified period to ensure that such conduct is not repeated

or continued;

(ii) a declaration that the respondent must perform any reasonable act

or course of conduct to redress any loss or damage suffered by the

complainant;

(iii) a declaration that the complainant is entitled to