The supervisory authority responsible for enforcing data protection in Austria, except where the Parliamentary Data Protection Committee is competent under §§ 35a ff. DSG (since 1 January 2025).
What they do
Its main tasks follow from Art. 57 GDPR: handling complaints, ex officio audits, administrative penalty proceedings under Art. 83 GDPR and data breach procedures under Art. 33 GDPR. It also approves codes of conduct, accredits certification bodies and comments on draft legislation.
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