Anonymised respondent (employer and ex-employer)

Enquiry has not disclosed the commission of an offence under the dpa and is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the data protection act 2017 (dpa). DPO, 8 July 2022.

Record ID: mu-dpo-2022-0107
Case reference: Decision No 107
Jurisdiction: Mauritius
Regulator: DPO
Type: determination
Date decided: 8 July 2022
Respondent type: private
Sector: employment
Violations: disclosure of complainant's personal information by employer and ex-employer, failure to consult complainant before disclosing personal information
Provisions cited: section 3 (4) (a) of the Data Protection Act, section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017
Outcome: enquiry has not disclosed the commission of an offence under the DPA and is closed to the satisfaction of all parties under section 6 of the Data Protection Act 2017 (DPA)
Status: final
Source: Official document ↗
Source integrity: SHA-256 67c429c2e892683c…
Record verified: 30 July 2026

The facts

The complainant alleged that her employer and ex-employer disclosed her personal information without consulting her. The respondent replied that it could not identify the information said to have been disclosed and asked for further particulars; disclosures to public sector agencies occur only on a need-to-know basis.

Orders and outcome

The Commissioner found the enquiry disclosed no offence under the DPA and closed it to the satisfaction of all parties.

EMPLOYMENT · PERSONAL DATA DISCLOSURE · GOVERNMENT SECTOR

Cite this decision

DPO (Mauritius), Anonymised respondent (employer and ex-employer), Decision No 107, determination of 8 July 2022. African Data Protection Enforcement Tracker, Law Lab Africa Research, https://research.lawlab.africa/tracker/mauritius/dpo/2022/decision-107-employment-personal-data-disclosure/ (accessed 30 August 2026).

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