Singapore legislation

Clause 32

of Personal Data Protection Bill

Clause 32

Right of private action

(1)

Any person who suffers loss or damage directly as a result of a contravention of any provision in Part IV, V or VI by an organisation shall have a right of action for relief in civil proceedings in a court.

(2)

If the Commission has made a decision under this Act in respect of a contravention specified in subsection (1), no action accruing under subsection (1) may be brought in respect of that contravention until after the decision has become final as a result of there being no further right of appeal.

(3)

The court may grant to the plaintiff in an action under subsection (1) all or any of the following:

(a)

relief by way of injunction or declaration;

(b)

damages;

(c)

such other relief as the court thinks fit.