A first reading of the bill amending the Privacy Act 1988 to increase maximum penalties for “serious or repeated interferences with privacy” was held before Parliament. The Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Bill 2022 would increase penalties to AU$2.5 million for individuals and AU$50 million for corporations. Australia Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said the bill also grants the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner “a suite of improved and new powers to resolve privacy breaches efficiently and effectively.” The bill has been moved to a second reading.