Prof. Margaret Kamar

All parliamentary appearances

Entries 981 to 990 of 3067.

• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: Thank you, Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir. The KEBS is one such body whose data when we receive it, we all trust it. I know that our medical boards have bodies that look at these. This kind of assignment being given by this Bill is a major one. It will require another body that will look at the quality and how subjects are being handled when data is being collected. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, the agencies that will be allowed to collect data must be tested in advance for quality of researching, data collection and integrity. This is important because when ... view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: where the researcher rounds up students who are desperate for research funding and use them as researchers. It is good that we be clear that, for data collection, the individuals that are allowed to collect data must be vetted in advance. This is the only way we shall be sure that the quality of the data collected can be trusted and that they also understand the regulations that go with it or the rights of the subjects as articulated in this Bill. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, Clause 9 (a) of this Bill states- “A data subject has a right to- ... view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: I want the Vice Chairperson to be given a chance to get this point. view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, I want the Vice Chair to take note of one area in this Bill. That it is not just a right to access the data with respect to the data subject, but we must have a mandatory sub-clause that requires the agency to present the data to the subject. Even if you have the right to access data, where will you access it? How will you know the data is ready for access and who will tell you that your data is ready for access? It is only fair to ensure that once the data has ... view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: It should be mandatory to present the data to the subjects before publication. Again, once it has been published, if corrections are done once it has been published and the subjects are ignored, it would be difficult for the subjects to come back for correction. My very humble suggestion to the Vice Chairperson is that they should make it mandatory. We can re-introduce this as we are correcting the Bill. We should make it mandatory for the data to be presented to the subject before publication so that they are signed off by the subjects themselves. Mr. Deputy Speaker, Sir, ... view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: That is why I was saying that they must be mandatory after that. view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: Clause 10 (3) states that- view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: “Despite subsection(2), where- (b) the whereabouts of the data subjects are not known, the agency shall, as soon as practicable after the information is collected, comply with the provisions of (1).” view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: This is assuming that at some point, the agency might not know where the subject is. view
• 6 Nov 2018 in Senate: If that assumption can be carried, it will allow the agency to collect data and say that they have not found the subjects and that is why they were not able to inform them. It is important that we come out clearly that they must search or find the subjects and give them the rights that have been articulated in Clause 1(10). If we allow a weak point, it is possible that anyone can use or misuse it. I am again persuading the Committee to re-read the (3) in relation to (1), but bear in mind that if somebody has ... view