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PRIVACY ACT 1988 - SECT 13H

Civil penalty provision for interference with privacy of individuals

Civil penalty provision

  (1)   An entity contravenes this subsection if the entity does an act, or engages in a practice, that is an interference with the privacy of an individual.

  (2)   Subsection   (1) is a civil penalty provision.

Note:   Section   80U deals with civil penalty provisions in this Act.

Maximum pecuniary penalty

  (3)   The amount of the penalty payable by a person in respect of a contravention of subsection   (1) must not exceed 2,000 penalty units.



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