Malta: Data protection authority governance in amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act)
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Implemented amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) including data protection regulation
On 11 September 2024, amendments to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) under the Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024 came into force. The Act introduces amendments to the obligations of a…
Signed amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) including data protection regulation
On 10 September 2024, amendments to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) under the Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024 were signed and received royal assent. The Act introduces amendments t…
Adopted amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) including data protection regulation
On 29 August 2024, both houses adopted the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) amendments under the Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024. The Act introduces amendments to the obligations of age…
Passed amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) including data protection authority governance
On 20 June 2024, the amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) was passed by the Legislative Assembly as part of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024. The Act introduces amendments t…
Introduced amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) including data protection authority governance
On 15 May 2024, the amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) were introduced into the Legislative Assembly as part of the Justice Legislation Amendment (Integrity, Defamation and Other Matters) Bill 2024. The Act introduces amendm…