Alex Chapman

Oct 20, 2024 | lexology.com | Alex Chapman |Allan Yeoman |Amy Ryburn |Keri Johansson

A Cyber Security Bill 2024 (Cyber Bill) has been tabled in Australia's Federal Parliament.  The Cyber Bill sets out a legislative framework to help address broad, whole-of-economy cyber security issues and to enable the Australian Government to respond to new and emerging cyber security threats.  It is part of a broader package of Australian cyber security reforms, including in relation to its existing security requirements on Government intelligence and critical infrastructure.

Oct 9, 2024 | lexology.com | Alex Chapman |Keri Johansson |Allan Yeoman |Amy Ryburn

For those who missed it in the blur of the school holidays, a Statutes Amendment Bill was introduced to Parliament (Statutes Amendment Bill) at the end of September. The Statutes Amendment Bill is an omnibus Bill that includes changes to over 40 different Acts, including the Privacy Act 2020 (Privacy Act). The amendments proposed to the Privacy Act are relatively minor but provide some helpful insights or clarification for those needing to interpret the Privacy Act.

Aug 1, 2024 | lexology.com | Allan Yeoman |Amy Ryburn |Keri Johansson |Alex Chapman |Pearlyn Tan

The Office of the Privacy Commissioner (OPC) has released its Poupou Matatapu online toolkit. The toolkit is intended to provide agencies with an overview of the OPC's expectations as to what good privacy practice looks like and how agencies can work towards achieving that. Poupou Matatapu is comprehensive and we consider that it is likely to be an important touchstone for businesses and other agencies when they are designing or reviewing their own privacy practices, or engaging with the OPC.

Jul 30, 2024 | lexology.com | Amy Ryburn |Renee Stiles |Damien Steel-Baker |Alex Chapman |Andy Dysart |Elizabeth Rose

Late last week, the Office of the Minister of Science, Innovation and Technology proactively released a paper submitted to Cabinet addressing New Zealand's approach to working with artificial intelligence (AI). The Cabinet paper notes that New Zealand has been uncharacteristically slow to embrace AI and identifies confidence and capability as key factors inhibiting the rate of domestic AI adoption, particularly compared to peer countries.

Jul 3, 2024 | lexology.com | Amy Ryburn |Renee Stiles |Damien Steel-Baker |Alex Chapman |Andy Dysart |Elizabeth Rose

In recent decades the New Zealand government has made openness and transparency one of its key policy objectives regarding its collection, use, and sharing of data. Since 2011, a framework of principle-led policies has been developed that build on these core principles, including policies aimed at ensuring that government agencies can responsibly harness the incalculable benefits of "big data" and algorithmic analysis, while preserving public trust in government processes and systems.