Information and Data Protection Commissioner

Organisation name in original language

Category of human rights structure

Statutory human rights body

Country

Malta

Website URL

Type(s) of body

Data Protection Authority (DPA)

Address

Floor 2, Airways House, Triq Il-Kbira, Tas-Sliema, SLM 1549

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Legal source(s)

  • Freedom of Information Act,Chapter 496 of the Laws of Malta
  • Data Protection Act,Chapter 568 of the Laws of Malta

Human rights capacity support

Not applicable

Functions

  • Oversight
  • Providing remedy
  • Collecting data on human rights violations
  • Performing promotional activities

Specific mandates

  • Freedom of information

Structured cooperation with partners at national level

  • None

Structured cooperation with partners at international and EU level

  • Member of the following international and European networks:
  • Global Privacy Assembly;
  • Common Thread Network;
  • Global Privacy Enforcement Network;
  • British, Irish and Islands’ Data Protection Authorities;
  • International Working Group on Data Protection in Telecommunications (Berlin Group);
  • Spring Conference of the European Data Protection Authorities;
  • Council of Europe Consultative Committee;
  • Coordinated Supervision Committee;
  • Supervision Coordination Group of the Customs Information System;
  • European Asylum Dactyloscopy Database (Eurodac) Supervision Coordination Group;
  • Europol Cooperation Board;
  • Schengen Information System II Supervision Coordination Group;
  • Visa Information System Supervision Coordination Group.

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