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Malta: Passed amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) including data protection authority governance

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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…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
subnational
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2024-05-15
under deliberation

On 15 May 2024, the amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) were introduced int…

2024-06-20
under deliberation

On 20 June 2024, the amendments to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (FOI Act) was passed by the …

2024-08-29
adopted

On 29 August 2024, both houses adopted the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) amendment…

2024-09-10
adopted

On 10 September 2024, amendments to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) under the Ju…

2024-09-11
in force

On 11 September 2024, amendments to the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014 (PDP Act) under the Ju…