Alec Christie

Sep 5, 2024 | nature.com | Thomas Pienkowski |Arundhati Jagadish |Willow Battista |Alec Christie |Matt Clark |Kristian Nielsen | +3 more

AbstractMany attempts to scale conservation actions have failed to deliver their intended benefits, caused unintended harm or later been abandoned, hampering efforts to bend the curve on biodiversity loss.

May 23, 2024 | lexology.com | Alec Christie

The Attorney-General's proposed changes to Australian privacy law and the Government's recent response will re-shape the approach of business privacy in Australia.

Apr 8, 2024 | lexology.com | Alec Christie

‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that cyber security is a fundamental priority of all Australian businesses’ (apologies to Jane Austen). Of course, it should be for all businesses with any connection to the internet or a telecommunications network, to adequately protect themselves from the scourge of cyber incidents which are increasing in volume and severity every year.

Oct 12, 2023 | lexology.com | Alec Christie

The recent release of the highly anticipated Government Response (Response) to the Attorney General's Privacy Act Review Report (Report) was, after the shock of the Report published in February 2023, somewhat underwhelming, at least on the surface. Below we note the key highlights as regards the 'agreed' proposed changes for which we expect legislation to be introduced during 2024 and some potential impacts of those changes that are not readily apparent from reading the Response.

Mar 20, 2023 | lexology.com | Alec Christie

In the third article in our series on the Attorney-General's Privacy Act Review Report, we continue to outline the affects these changes will have on the Australian people and its businessesFollowing on from our previous articles with respect to the Attorney General’s Privacy Act Review Report (Report) (see Article 1 and Article 2) this article addresses the significant proposals of the Report around establishing a new regime for children’s privacy.