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Medibank's injunction plea to halt Australian watchdog's data-breach probe to be heard in separate proceeding

By Saloni Sinha ( August 31, 2023, 05:41 GMT | Insight) -- The attempt by health insurer Medibank Private to prevent the Australian privacy regulator from continuing its probe into a 2022 data breach incident affecting 10 million clients as a class-action lawsuit is underway will be heard in a separate proceeding, an Australian court has ruled.  Federal Court of Australia Judge Jonathan Beach ruled that he would set aside another hearing to review Medibank’s attempt to shut down the investigation by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner into the 2022 breach.The attempt by health insurer Medibank Private to prevent the Australian privacy regulator from continuing its probe into a 2022 data breach incident as a class-action lawsuit is underway will be heard in a separate proceeding, an Australian court has ruled....

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