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Data protection authority’s deferral of complaint investigation deemed lawful amidst complex inquiry
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Court of Appeal upholds a decision by the High Court, confirming that the Data Protection Authority's (DPA) deferral of an investigation into a specific complaint element was lawful, in circumstances where the appellant, a senior fellow with the Irish Council for Civil Liberties, had sought a declaration that the DPA failed to diligently investigate a complaint regarding alleged breaches of the General Data Protection Regulation, and the DPA had deferred this part of the complaint, focusing instead on a broader inquiry into systemic practices within the online advertising industry, which could potentially address the complaint's concerns, the Court finding that the DPA's sequencing decision fell within its margin of appreciation, and the deferral was proportionate and reasonable given the complexity of the inquiry and the overlap with the complaint's issues.
Data Protection Authority - General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) - Article 5(1)(f) - complaint deferral - investigation - Court of Appeal - High Court - systemic practices - online advertising industry - inquiry - data security - proportionality - margin of appreciation - supervisory authority - transparency - lawfulness - data minimisation - due diligence.
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