(1) After holding an inquiry, the
Tribunal may decide not to take any action on the matter, or it may make any
one or more of the following orders--
(a) subject to subsection (2), an order
requiring the respondent to pay to the complainant damages not exceeding
$40,000 if the respondent is a body corporate, or not exceeding $10,000 in any
other case, by way of compensation for any loss or damage suffered by reason
of the respondent's conduct,
(d) an order requiring
health information that has been disclosed to be corrected by the respondent,
(e) an order requiring the respondent to take specified steps to remedy any
loss or damage suffered by the complainant,
(f) such ancillary orders as the
Tribunal thinks appropriate.
(2) The Tribunal may make an order under
subsection (1) (a) only if--
(a) the application relates to conduct that
occurs after the end of the 12-month period following the date on which
Schedule 1 commences, and
(b) the Tribunal is satisfied that the applicant
has suffered financial loss, or psychological or physical harm, because of the
conduct of the respondent.
(3) In making an order for damages under this
section concerning a complaint lodged on behalf of a person or persons, the
Tribunal may make such order as it thinks fit as to the application of those
damages for the benefit of the person or persons.
