The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe
Wasantha Samarasinghe stated that observations from the Court on the petition filed against the Bill had been incorporated. He said concerns on personal data protection were addressed through compliance with the Personal Data Protection Act, and that the Bill allowed access to information through properly routed RTI requests with safeguards.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, a petition was filed and the Court’s observations have been accommodated. Concerns about personal data protection are addressed — data will be handled consistent with the Personal Data Protection Act. The Bill itself provides for access via RTI requests routed properly, with safeguards.
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Cite as: The Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4165