Anonymised respondent (Ministry HR)

No offence found (administration-of-justice exemption). DPO, 29 October 2015.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2015-0029
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 29 October 2015
Respondent type: public
Sector: government
Violations: unlawful disclosure (alleged)
Provisions cited: s.24(2)(a) DPA 2004, s.24(2)(e) DPA 2004, s.25(2)(a)(i) DPA 2004
Outcome: no offence found (administration-of-justice exemption)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Record verified: 11 July 2026

Summary

An employee complained that a Ministry HR officer processed his data without knowledge. The enquiry, also hampered by the complainant's lack of cooperation, revealed no offence, the processing falling within section 24(2)(e)'s administration-of-justice purpose.

PUBLIC-BODY · EMPLOYMENT · EXEMPTIONS

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (Ministry HR), determination of 29 October 2015. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2015/decision-29-ministry-hr-justice-exemption/ (accessed 22 July 2026).

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