Section 5
Functions and duties of Authority
of Personal Data Protection Order, 2025
(1)
It shall be the function and duty of the Authority-
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(a} to promote awareness of data protection in Brunei Darussalam;
(b)
to provide consultancy, advisory, training, technical, managerial or other specialist services relating to data protection;
(c)
to advise the Government on national needs and policies on matters relating to data protection;
(d)
to act internationally as the national body representative of Brunei
Darussalam on matters relating to data protection;
(e)
to conduct research and studies and promote educational activities relating to data protection, including organising and conducting seminars, workshops and symposia relating thereto, and supporting other organisations conducting such activities;
{f)
to manage technical cooperation and exchange in the area of data protection with other organisations, including foreign data protection authorities and international or intergovernmental organisations, on its own behalf or on behalf of the Government;
{g) to administer and enforce this Order; and
{h) to carry out functions conferred on the Authority under any other written law.
(2)
Nothing in this section is construed as imposing on the Authority, directly or indirectly, any form of duty or liability enforceable by proceedings before any court.