No. 136 Chapter 69 Gor
Government Gazette
27 May 2019
The compensation under paragraph one includes all necessary expenses
incurred by the Data subject for the prevention of the damages likely to occur, or which was
spent to suppress the damages occurred.
Section 78 The court shall have the power to order the Data Controller or the
Data Processor to pay punitive damages in addition to the actual compensation rendered by
the court as deems fit, but shall not exceeding 2 times of such actual compensation amount,
by taking into account the relating circumstances such as the severity of damages incurred by
the Data subject, the interest obtained by the Data Controller or the Data Processor, the
financial status of the Data Controller or the Data Processor, remedy provided by the Data
Controller or the Data Processor, or the Data subject’s act in contributing to cause the
damages.
The claim for compensation from the wrongful act against the Personal Data
under this Act shall be barred by prescription after the lapse of 3 years from the date that
the injured person know of the damages and the identity of the Data Controller or the Data
Processor who is to be liable, or after 10 years from the date of which the wrongful act
against the Personal Data took place.
Chapter VII
Penalties
--------------------------Part I
Criminal Liability
----------------------------Section 79 Any Data Controller who violates the provisions under Section 27
paragraph one or paragraph two, or fails to comply with Section 28, which relates to the
Personal Data under Section 26 in a manner that is likely to cause other person to suffer any
damage, impair his or her reputation, or expose such other person to be scorned, hated, or
humiliated, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding six months, or a
fine not exceeding five hundred thousand Baht, or both.
Any Data Controller who violates the provisions under Section 27 paragraph
one or paragraph two, or fails to comply with Section 28, which relates to the Personal Data
under Section 26 in order to unlawfully benefit himself/herself or another person, shall be
punished with imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or a fine not exceeding one
million Baht, or both.
The offenses under this Section are compoundable offenses.
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