Australia: Introduced Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 increasing penalties for data breaches

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Introduced Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 increasing penalties for data breaches

On 26 October 2022, the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022, which would increase penalties for data privacy violations, was introduced in the House of Representatives of Australia. The Bill would increase the ma…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2022-10-22
under deliberation

On 22 October 2022, the Government of Australia announced that it will introduce the “Privacy Legis…

2022-10-26
under deliberation

On 26 October 2022, the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022, w…

2022-11-28
adopted

On 28 November 2022, the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022, …

2022-12-13
in force

On 13 December 2022, the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022, …