# Tasks 57(f) — GDPR — provision context

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Part of **Tasks** (GDPR, full article: https://overview.legal/laws/gdpr/art-57).

## Provision text

### 57(f)

handle complaints lodged by a data subject, or by a body, organisation or association in accordance with Article 80, and investigate, to the extent appropriate, the subject matter of the complaint and inform the complainant of the progress and the outcome of the investigation within a reasonable period, in particular if further investigation or coordination with another supervisory authority is necessary;


## Topics on this provision

- **Supervisory Authorities** — https://overview.legal/topics/supervisory-authorities
  National data protection authorities and their powers
- **Supervision** — https://overview.legal/topics/toezicht
  Oversight and enforcement by supervisory authorities
- **Personal Data** — https://overview.legal/topics/persoonsgegevens
  Information relating to identified or identifiable natural persons

## Cited by (exact-provision citations)

- **CJEU - C-311/18 - Facebook Ireland and Schrems** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/125639
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 26 September 2024.#TR v Land Hessen.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 57(1)(a) and (f) – Tasks of the supervisory authority – Article 58(2) – Corrective powers – Administrative fine – Discretion of the supervisory authority – Limits.#Case C-768/21.** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132245
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 January 2025.#Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v F R.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 57(1)(f) and Article 57(4) – Tasks of the supervisory authority – Concepts of a ‘request’ and ‘excessive requests’ – Charging of a reasonable fee or refusal to act on requests in the e** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132153
- **Svea Court of Appeal: Bank must provide voice recording, not just transcript, under GDPR** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/122858
- **Spanish court reviews DPA decision on KFC Spain website privacy information and DPO** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/184690
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 December 2023.#UF and AB v Land Hessen.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 5(1)(a) – Principle of ‘lawfulness’ – Point (f) of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) – Necessity of processing for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132278
- **VG Düsseldorf - 29 K 3490/24** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/108992
- **Judgment of the General Court (Tenth Chamber, Extended Composition) of 29 January 2025 (Extracts).#Data Protection Commission v European Data Protection Board.#Protection of personal data – Article 65(1)(a) of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Binding decision instructing a lead supervisory authority to broaden the scope of its investigation and issue a new draft decision – Competence of the European Data Protection Board.#Joined Cases T-70/23, T-84/23 and T-111/23.** (case-law) — https://overview.legal/posts/132152
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 January 2025.#Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v F R.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 57(1)(f) and Article 57(4) – Tasks of the supervisory authority – Concepts of a ‘request’ and ‘excessive requests’ – Charging of a reasonable fee or refusal to act on requests in the e** ¶37 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132153
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 7 December 2023.#UF and AB v Land Hessen.#Requests for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 5(1)(a) – Principle of ‘lawfulness’ – Point (f) of the first subparagraph of Article 6(1) – Necessity of processing for the purposes of the legitimate interests pursued by the controller or by** ¶56 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132278
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 26 September 2024.#TR v Land Hessen.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgericht Wiesbaden.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 57(1)(a) and (f) – Tasks of the supervisory authority – Article 58(2) – Corrective powers – Administrative fine – Discretion of the supervisory authority – Limits.#Case C-768/21.** ¶24 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132245
- **Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 9 January 2025.#Österreichische Datenschutzbehörde v F R.#Request for a preliminary ruling from the Verwaltungsgerichtshof.#Reference for a preliminary ruling – Protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data – Regulation (EU) 2016/679 – Article 57(1)(f) and Article 57(4) – Tasks of the supervisory authority – Concepts of a ‘request’ and ‘excessive requests’ – Charging of a reasonable fee or refusal to act on requests in the e** ¶36 (case-law, Court of Justice of the European Union) — https://overview.legal/posts/132153

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