(​b)​ a contravention of any written law or any rule of professional conduct or other requirement imposed by any regulatory authority in exercise of its powers under any written law; or (​c​) a wrong or a breach of a duty for which a remedy is claimed under any law; “processing”, in relation to personal data, means the carrying out of any operation or set of operations in relation to the personal data, and includes any of the following: (​a)​ recording; (​b)​ holding; (​c​) organisation, adaptation or alteration; (​d)​ retrieval; (​e​) combination; (​f​) transmission; (​g)​ erasure or destruction; “public agency” includes — (​a)​ the Government, including any ministry, department, agency, or organ of State; (​b)​ any tribunal appointed under any written law; or (​c​) any statutory body specified under subsection (2); “publicly available”, in relation to personal data about an individual, means personal data that is generally available to the public, and includes personal data which can be observed by reasonably expected means at a location or an event — Singapore Statutes Online Current version as at 16 May 2018 Printed on: 16 May 2018