The Australian Government have stated to make amendments to its existing Federal Privacy Act 1988 (Privacy Act) to bring the country more closely in line privacy regimes around the world, such as in Europe. The plans to revamp the law include increasing penalties to AUD$10 million; or three times the value of “any benefit obtained through the misuse of information”; or 10 per cent of the breaching entity’s annual Australian turnover.
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