Personal Data Protection Act 2010 · Updated to 15 Sep 2026 · Part V · Personal Data Protection Fund
69. Expenditure and preparation of estimates
Feedback & supportThe expenditure of the Commissioner up to such amount as may be authorized by the Minister for any one year shall be defrayed out of the Fund.
Commissioner
“Commissioner” means the Personal Data Protection Commissioner appointed under section 47;
Before 1 June of each year, the Commissioner shall submit to the Minister an estimate of the expenditure for the following year in such form and containing such particulars as the Minister may direct.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister charged with the responsibility for the protection of personal data;
The Minister shall, before 1 January of the following year, notify the Commissioner of the amount authorized for expenditure generally or of the amounts authorized for each description of expenditure based on the estimate prepared under subsection (2).
The Commissioner may at any time submit to the Minister a supplementary estimate of its expenditure for any one year and the Minister may allow the whole or any part of the additional expenditure to be included in the supplementary estimate.
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