Section 34Part 5 — FUNCTIONS OF INFORMATION COMMISSIONER
Functions of Commissioner
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The principal functions of the Commissioner include —
to hear, investigate and rule on complaints made under this Law;
to monitor, investigate and report on the compliance by data controllers with their obligations under this Law;
to intervene and deliver opinions and orders related to processing operations;
to order the rectification, blocking, erasure or destruction of data;
to impose a temporary or permanent ban on processing;
to make recommendations for reform both of a general nature and directed at specific data controllers;
to engage in proceedings where the provisions of this Law have been violated, or refer these violations to the appropriate authorities;
to co-operate with other data protection supervisory authorities;
to publicize and promote the requirements of this Law and the rights of data subjects under it; and
to do anything which appears to the Commissioner to be incidental or conducive to the carrying out of the Commissioner’s functions under this Law.