Privacy Act 2020

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118 Offence to fail to notify Commissioner

(1)

An agency that, without reasonable excuse, fails to notify the Commissioner of a notifiable privacy breach under section 114 commits an offence and is liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

(2)

It is not a defence to a charge under this section that the agency has taken steps to address the privacy breach.

(3)

It is a defence to a charge under this section that the agency did not consider the privacy breach to be a notifiable privacy breach, but only if it was reasonable to do so in the circumstances.