Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00360:reg:14:p16
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2016L00360
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 14 (pt 16/16)
Character Range: 42602–43678

provision of Part 4 or 5 is an interference with privacy for the purposes of the Privacy Act. Section 13G of the Privacy Act, relating to serious and repeated interferences with privacy, is a civil penalty provision. Therefore, particular conduct may contravene both a civil penalty provision in the My Health Records Act and the 'serious or repeated interference with privacy' civil penalty provision in the Privacy Act. In these circumstances, the Information Commissioner may decide to seek a civil penalty under the Privacy Act for an interference with privacy arising from a contravention of the My Health Records Act.

General approach to civil penalties
14.3  In deciding whether to seek a civil penalty order under the Privacy Act, the Information Commissioner may consider the matters referred to in section 13.5 of these guidelines.

Note
1. All Acts, legislative instruments, notifiable instruments and compilations of the aforementioned are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation established under the Legislation Act 2003. See www.legislation.gov.au.