Personal Property Securities (Consequential Amendments) Act 2009 (131 of 2009)

Schedule 5   Other legislation

Privacy Act 1988

29   After section 28A

Insert:

28B Functions of Commissioner in relation to personal property securities

(1) In addition to the functions under sections 27, 28 and 28A, the Commissioner has the following functions in relation to personal property securities:

(a) to investigate an act or practice that may be an interference with the privacy of an individual under subsection 157(4) or 173(2) of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 and, if the Commissioner considers it appropriate to do so, to attempt by conciliation, to effect a settlement of the matters that gave rise to the investigation;

(b) to do anything incidental or conducive to the performance of that function.

(2) The Commissioner has power to do all things that are necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the performance of his or her functions under subsection (1).