Organization
Establishment and Purpose
The Personal Information Protection Commission is a central administrative agency, which performs its role independently pursuant to the Personal Information Protection Act.
Article 7 of the Personal Information Protection Act
1. The Personal Information Protection Commission (hereinafter referred to as the "Protection Commission") shall be established under the Prime Minister to independently conduct work relating to the protection of personal information.
2. The Protection Commission shall be deemed a central administrative agency under Article 2 of the Government Organization Act. (The rest is omitted)