Information Privacy Act 2014
47What orders may a court make?
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47 What orders may a court make? On application by a complainant in relation to a privacy complaint, the court may make 1 or more of the following orders: (a) an order that the complaint, or a part of the complaint, has been substantiated, together with, if considered appropriate, 1 or more of the following orders: (i) that an act or practice of the respondent is an interference with the privacy of the complainant and that the respondent must not repeat or continue the act or practice; (ii) that the respondent must engage in a stated reasonable act or practice to compensate for loss or damage suffered by the complainant; (iii) that the respondent must make a stated amendment of a record it holds; (iv) that the complainant is entitled to a stated amount, of not more than $100 000, to compensate the complainant for economic loss or damage suffered by the complainant because of the act or practice complained of; (b) an order that the complaint, or a part of the complaint, has been substantiated together with an order that no further action is required to be taken; (c) an order that the complaint, or a part of the complaint, has not been substantiated, together with an order that the complaint or part is dismissed; (d) an order that the complainant be reimbursed for expenses reasonably incurred in relation to making the complaint.