Cap. 11:22 Data Protection No. 5/2021 fundamental principles of the protection of privacy, in the context of this Act; (d) to submit to any Court any administrative act which is not compliant with the fundamental principles of the protection of the privacy in the framework of this Act as well as any law containing provisions regarding the protection of privacy in relation to the processing of data in consultation with Minister responsible for Information, Publicity and Broadcasting Services; (e) (f) to advise the Minister on matters relating to right to privacy and access to information; to conduct inquiries or investigations either of its own accord or at the request of the data subject or any interested person, and in relation thereto may call upon the assistance of experts to carry out its functions and may request the disclosure of any documents that may be of use for their inquiry or investigation; (g) to receive, by post or electronic means or any other equivalent means, the complaints lodged against data processing and give feed-back to the claimants or complainants; (h) to investigate any complaint received in terms of this Act howsoever received; (i) (j) to conduct research on policy and legal matters relating to the development of international best practices on the protection of personal information in Zimbabwe and advise the Minister accordingly; in consultation with the Minister, to facilitate cross border cooperation in the enforcement of privacy laws and participating at national, regional and international forums mandated to deal with the protection of personal information initiatives. (2) Subject to this Act, the Authority shall not, in the lawful exercise of its functions under this Act, be subject to the direction or control of any person or authority. PART III Quality of Data 7 Quality of Data (1) The data controller shall ensure that data processed is— (a) adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purposes for which it is collected or further processed; (b) accurate and, where necessary, kept up-to-date; (c) retained in a form that allows for the identification of data subjects, for no longer than necessary with a view to the purposes for which the data is collected or further processed. (2) The data controller shall take all appropriate measures to ensure that data processed shall be accessible regardless of the technology used and ensure that the evolution of technology shall not be an obstacle to the access or processing of such data. (3) The controller shall ensure compliance with the obligations set out in subsections (1) and (2) by any person working under his or her authority and any subcontractor. 47 DISTRIBUTED BY VERITAS e-mail: veritas@mango.zw; website: www.veritaszim.net Veritas makes every effort to ensure the provision of reliable information, but cannot take legal responsibility for information supplied.