Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Australia) 474.17C: Criminal Code s 474.17C: doxxing, making personal data available in a menacing or harassing way

What does 474.17C require?

A person commits an offence (imprisonment for 6 years) if they use a carriage service to make available, publish or otherwise distribute personal data of one or more individuals in a way reasonable persons would regard as menacing or harassing towards them. Personal data is information enabling the individual to be identified, contacted or located, including name, image, telephone number, email address, online account, residential address, work or business address, place of education and place of worship.