Version as at 6 December 2023 (2) Part 2 s 21 (a) to assist the Minister in deciding whether to recommend the making of regulations under section 213 prescribing the binding scheme: (b) to assist the Minister in deciding whether any regulations made under section 213 prescribing the binding scheme should be— (i) continued without amendment; or (ii) continued with amendment; or (iii) revoked; or (iv) replaced. The responsible Minister may, for the following purposes, request the Commis‐ sioner to provide advice on whether the privacy laws of a country, overall, pro‐ vide comparable safeguards to those in this Act: (a) to assist the Minister in deciding whether to recommend the making of regulations under section 214 prescribing the country: (b) to assist the Minister in deciding whether any regulations made under section 214 prescribing the country should be— (c) 19 Privacy Act 2020 (i) continued without amendment; or (ii) continued with amendment; or (iii) revoked: to assist the Minister in deciding whether, for the purposes in paragraph (a) or (b)(i) or (ii), the country should be subject to any limitation or qualification of the kind specified in section 214(3). Responsible Minister must present copy of report on operation of Act to House of Representatives As soon as practicable after receiving a report under section 17(1)(n)(iv), the responsible Minister must present a copy of the report to the House of Repre‐ sentatives. Compare: 1993 No 28 s 26(2) 20 Duty to act independently The Commissioner must act independently in performing statutory functions and duties, and exercising statutory powers, under— (a) this Act; and (b) any other Act that expressly provides for the functions, powers, or duties of the Commissioner (other than the Crown Entities Act 2004). Compare: 1993 No 28 s 13(1A) 21 Commissioner to have regard to certain matters The Commissioner must, in performing any statutory function or duty, and in exercising any statutory power,— 23