Section 13H — Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Civil penalty provision for interference with privacy of individuals

Civil penalty provision

(1) An entity contravenes this subsection if the entity does an act, or engages in a practice, that is an interference with the privacy of an individual.

(2) Subsection (1) is a civil penalty provision.

Note: Section 80U deals with civil penalty provisions in this Act.

Maximum pecuniary penalty

(3) The amount of the penalty payable by a person in respect of a contravention of subsection (1) must not exceed 2,000 penalty units.

Sourced from the Federal Register of Legislation at 17 May 2026. For the latest information on Australian Government law please go to https://www.legislation.gov.au. Verify the current text against the official source before relying on it.

Related sections

s 13E — Effect of sections 13B, 13C and 13D
s 13F — Act or practice not covered by section 13 is not an interference with privacy
s 13G — Civil penalty provision for serious interference with privacy of an individual
s 13J — Alternative orders
s 13K — Civil penalty provision for which infringement notices or compliance notices can be issued
s 14 — Australian Privacy Principles

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