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Australian Clinical Labs lawsuit over 2022 data breach may be nearing settlement

By James Panichi ( September 17, 2025, 06:53 GMT | Insight) -- Pathology-services provider Australian Clinical Labs appears to be preparing to settle a long-running lawsuit brought by Australia’s privacy watchdog over a February 2022 data breach that affected the personal data of 21.5 million people, recent court orders suggest. Federal Court of Australia Judge John Halley’s orders reveal that the two-week trial in the enforcement case has been scrapped, with the Sept. 29 starting date replaced by a half-day hearing “on liability and penalty.”Australian Clinical Labs, or ACL, appears to be preparing to settle a long-running lawsuit brought by the country’s privacy watchdog over a February 2022 data breach that affected the personal data of 21.5 million people, recent court orders suggest....

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