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Regulatory and enforcement matters - Civil liability - Pecuniary penalty order

76: Considerations for court in determining pecuniary penalty

You could also call this:

“How courts decide fines for breaking data rules”

The new law might say that when a court decides how much money someone should pay as a penalty, they need to think about many things. They’ll look at what the person did wrong and how bad it was. They’ll also consider if anyone got hurt or lost money because of what happened. The court will check if the person who did wrong made money or avoided losing money from their actions. They’ll see if the person has already paid someone back or tried to fix the problem they caused. The court will also think about why the person did what they did and if they’ve been in trouble for doing similar things before. When the law talks about what the person did, it means the actions that led to them having to pay the penalty.

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Part 4 Regulatory and enforcement matters
Civil liability: Pecuniary penalty order

76Considerations for court in determining pecuniary penalty

  1. In determining an appropriate pecuniary penalty that a person (A) must pay, the court must have regard to all relevant matters, including—

  2. the nature and extent of A’s conduct; and
    1. the nature and extent of any loss or damage suffered by any person because of A’s conduct; and
      1. any gains made or losses avoided by A; and
        1. whether a person has paid an amount of compensation, reparation, or restitution, or taken other steps to avoid, mitigate, or remedy any loss or damage suffered by another person because of A’s conduct; and
          1. the circumstances in which A’s conduct took place; and
            1. whether A has previously been found by a court in a proceeding under this Act, or any other legislation, to have engaged in any similar conduct.
              1. In this section, A’s conduct means the conduct of A for which A is liable to the pecuniary penalty.