Austrian Data Protection Authority
Organisation name in original language
Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde
Category of human rights structure
Statutory human rights body
Country
Austria
Type(s) of body
Data Protection Authority (DPA)
Legal source(s)
- Federal Act Concerning the Protection of Personal Data (Bundesgesetz zum Schutz natürlicher Personen bei der Verarbeitung personenbezogener Daten, Datenschutzgesetz, DSG),Federal Law Gazette I,No 165/1999
Human rights capacity support
Not applicableFunctions
- Oversight
- Providing remedy
- Performing promotional activities
Specific mandates
- Any other function under international human rights conventions, under EU legislation or under the national legal system
Structured cooperation with partners at national level
- The Austrian Data Protection Authority advises the committees of the National Council and the Federal Council, the federal government and the provincial governments on legislative and administrative measures.
Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level
- Cooperates with the European Data Protection Board (including the Coordinated Supervision Committee), the Global Privacy Assembly and the Council of Europe.
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