Australia: Australian Information Commissioner and Australian Clinical Labs Limited filed statements of agreed facts in lawsuit concerning data breach

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Australian Information Commissioner and Australian Clinical Labs Limited filed statements of agreed facts in lawsuit concerning data breach

On 17 September 2025, the Australian Information Commissioner and Australian Clinical Labs Limited (ACL) lodged a statement of agreed facts in the Federal Court of Australia, confirming agreement on the company’s contraventions of the Privacy Act 19…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Cybersecurity regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
judiciary
Government Body
court

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2023-11-03
under deliberation

On 3 November 2023, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) commenced civil pe…

2025-09-17
under investigation

On 17 September 2025, the Australian Information Commissioner and Australian Clinical Labs Limited …

2025-10-08
in force

On 8 October 2025, the Federal Court of Australia ordered Australian Clinical Labs Limited (ACL), t…