Data Protection (Disclosure) (Amendment) Bill 2008

Public bill · Private Member · Introduced

The Bill would require organisations holding personal data to report suspected security breaches to the Data Protection Commissioner within seven days. Breaches involving sensitive information would have to be reported to affected individuals, while the Commissioner could require notification where personal data about more than 100 people was at risk; it would take effect one month after enactment.

Formal long title

Bill entitled an Act to amend and extend the Data Protection Acts 1988 to 2003; to provide for the disclosure of breaches of security of data held by data controllers and to provide for connected matters

Last updated 13 September 2018