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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.