9.​—(1) An individual appointed under section 8(1) or an employee of the Authority, who is authorised in writing by the Chief Executive of the Authority for the purpose of this section, may conduct, with the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor, proceedings in  respect of an offence under this Act. (2) A legal counsel of the Commission who is an advocate and solicitor may — (​a)​ appear in any civil proceedings involving the performance of any function or duty, or the exercise of any power, of the Commission under any written law; and (​b)​ make all applications and do all acts in respect of the civil proceedings on behalf of the Commission or an authorised officer. [Act 22 of 2016 wef 01/10/2016] Co-operation agreements  10.​—(1) For the purposes of section 59, a co-operation agreement is an agreement for the purposes of — (​a)​ facilitating co-operation between the Commission and another regulatory authority in the performance of their respective functions in so far as those functions relate to data protection; and (​b)​ avoiding duplication of activities by the Commission and another regulatory authority, being activities involving the enforcement of data protection laws. [Act 22 of 2016 wef 01/10/2016]  (2) A co-operation agreement may include provisions — (​a)​ to enable the Commission and the other regulatory authority to furnish to each other information in their respective possession if the information is required by the other for the purpose of performance by it of any of its functions; Singapore Statutes Online Current version as at 16 May 2018 Printed on: 16 May 2018