Artikkel 53
General conditions for the members of the supervisory authority
(62) Whereas the establishment in Member States of supervisory authorities, exercising their functions with complete independence, is an essential component of the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data;
Forordning
Art. 53 1. Member States shall provide for each member of their supervisory authorities to be appointed by means of a transparent procedure by: – their parliament – their government; – their head of State; or – an independent body entrusted with the appointment under Member State law. 2. Each member shall have the qualifications, experience and skills, in particular in the area of the protection of personal data, required to perform its duties and exercise its powers. 3. The duties of a member shall end in the event of the expiry of the term of office, resignation or compulsory retirement, in accordance with the law of the Member State concerned. 4. A member shall be dismissed only in cases of serious misconduct or if the member no longer fulfils the conditions required for the performance of the duties. |
Direktiv
Art. 28 (...) 7. Member States shall provide that the members and staff of the supervisory authority, even after their employment has ended, are to be subject to a duty of professional secrecy with regard to confidential information to which they have access. |
Norway
Art. 53 Generelle vilkår for medlemmer av tilsynsmyndigheten 1. Medlemsstatene skal ved hjelp av en åpen framgangsmåte sikre at hvert medlem av deres tilsynsmyndigheter utnevnes av – deres parlament, – deres regjering, – deres statsoverhode eller – et uavhengig organ som har fått ansvar for utnevnelsen i henhold til medlemsstatens nasjonale rett. 2. Hvert medlem skal ha de kvalifikasjoner, den erfaring og den kompetanse, særlig på området vern av personopplysninger, som er nødvendig for å utføre sine oppgaver og utøve sin myndighet. 3. Et medlems oppgaver opphører ved utløpet av utnevnelsesperioden, ved avgang eller ved avsettelse i samsvar med nasjonal rett i den berørte medlemsstat. 4. Et medlem kan bare avskjediges ved alvorlig forsømmelse eller dersom medlemmet ikke lenger oppfyller vilkårene for å utføre oppgavene. |
Austria
In force until May 25, 2018: Organisation and Independence of the Data Protection Authority § 37 DSG 2000 (1) The head of the Data Protection Authority is independent and not bound by instructions in the exercise of his office. (2) The Data Protection Authority is an administrative authority und human resource department. The Federal Finance Act shall provide for the necessary expenditures for staff and equipment. The officials of the Data Protection Authority shall be bound only by the instructions of the head. The head shall have the service prerogative over the officials of the Data Protection Authority. (3) The Federal Chancellor can request information from the head of the Data Protection Authority about the operations of the authority. The head of the Data Protection Authority shall comply such requests only insofar as this does not compromise the independence of the supervisory authority as laid down in Article 28 paragraph 1 sub-paragraph 2 of Directive 95/46/EC on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, Official Journal L 281, 23/11/1995, p. 31. (4) The Data Protection Authority shall be heard before laws concerning essential issues of data protection and federal ordinances based on this federal law or which otherwise directly concerns important issues of data protection are enacted. (5) The Data Protection Authority shall formulate until 31 March every year a report about its workings in the preceding calendar year, submit it to the Federal Chancellor and publish it in an appropriate manner. The report shall be submitted to the National Council and the Federal Council by the Federal Chancellor. (6) Decisions of the Data Protection Authority of fundamental importance to the general public shall be published by the Data Protection Authority in a suitable manner while respecting official secrecy rules. |