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Rh :(b) retention is no longer necessary for legal or business purposes.

Transfer of personal data outside Singapore

26.—(1) An organisation shall not transfer any personal data to a country or territory outside Singapore except in accordance with requirements prescribed under this Act to ensure that organisations provide a standard of protection to personal data so transferred that is comparable to the protection under this Act.

(2) The Commission may, on the application of any organisation, by notice in writing exempt the organisation from any requirement prescribed pursuant to subsection (1) in respect of any transfer of personal data by that organisation.

(3) An exemption under subsection (2)—
 * (a) may be granted subject to such conditions as the Commission may specify in writing; and
 * (b) need not be published in the Gazette and may be revoked at any time by the Commission.

(4) The Commission may at any time add to, vary or revoke any condition imposed under this section. PART VII ENFORCEMENT OF PARTS III TO VI Alternative dispute resolution

27.—(1) If the Commission is of the opinion that any complaint by an individual against an organisation may more appropriately be resolved by mediation, the Commission may, with the consent of the complainant and the organisation, refer the matter for mediation.

(2) Subject to subsection (1), the Commission may, with or without the consent of the complainant and the organisation, direct a complainant or the organisation or both to attempt to resolve the complaint of the individual in the way directed by the Commission.