Australia: Federal Court of Australia issued ruling against Australian Clinical Labs Limited with fine of AUD 5.8 million over data breach
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Federal Court of Australia issued ruling against Australian Clinical Labs Limited with fine of AUD 5.8 million over data breach
On 8 October 2025, the Federal Court of Australia ordered Australian Clinical Labs Limited (ACL), to pay a civil penalty of AUD 5.8 million for contraventions of the Privacy Act 1988. The Court found that ACL failed to take reasonable steps to prote…
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
2025-09-17
under investigation