(a) the code or amendment is consistent with the objects of this Act in relation to the personal information to which the code applies; and (b) the code prescribes standards that are at least as stringent as the standards prescribed by the Information Privacy Principles; and (c) the code specifies— (i) the organisations bound (either wholly or to a limited extent) by the code; or (ii) a way of determining the organisations that are, or will be, bound (either wholly or to a limited extent) by the code; and (d) only organisations that consent to be bound by the code are, or will be, bound by the code. (4) Before deciding whether or not to advise the Minister to recommend approval of a code of practice or of an amendment to an approved code of practice, the Commissioner— (a) may consult any person or body that the Commissioner considers it appropriate to consult; and (b) must have regard to the extent to which members of the public have been given an opportunity to comment on the code or amendment. (5) A code of practice or an amendment to an approved code of practice comes into operation at the beginning of—
(a) the code or amendment is consistent with the objects of this Act in relation to the personal information to which the code applies; and (b) the code prescribes standards that are at least as stringent as the standards prescribed by the Information Privacy Principles; and (c) the code specifies— (i) the organisations bound (either wholly or to a limited extent) by the code; or (ii) a way of determining the organisations that are, or will be, bound (either wholly or to a limited extent) by the code; and (d) only organisations that consent to be bound by the code are, or will be, bound by the code. (4) Before deciding whether or not to advise the Minister to recommend approval of a code of practice or of an amendment to an approved code of practice, the Commissioner— (a) may consult any person or body that the Commissioner considers it appropriate to consult; and (b) must have regard to the extent to which members of the public have been given an opportunity to comment on the code or amendment. (5) A code of practice or an amendment to an approved code of practice comes into operation at the beginning of—
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