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Sep 12, 2024 | 
twobirds.com | James Hoy |Emma Croft |Jonathan Tay |Evelyn Park
Authors: Julie Cheeseman, James Hoy, Emma Croft, Jonathan Tay, Evelyn Park and Ruby SimpsonOn 12 September 2024, the Australian Government introduced the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Bill) to the House of Representatives containing the first tranche of long-awaited reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act).
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Jun 6, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Hamish Fraser |Julie Cheeseman |Emma Croft |Evelyn Park
On 3 June 2024, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) wrote to all APRA-regulated entities to emphasise its expectations regarding cybersecurity, specifically relating to data backups and protection against data loss. APRA called for businesses to promptly review and address gaps in any practices which could impede system restoration during the restoration phase of a cyber incident.
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May 3, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Julie Cheeseman |Emma Croft |Jeremy Maybloom
On 1 May 2024, the Australian Government announced that some of the (agreed in-principle) proposed changes to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (‘Privacy Act’) will be fast-tracked to be put to Parliament in August 2024.
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Mar 1, 2024 | 
lovefood.com | Emma Croft
The incredible history of Subway 01 March 2024 Inspiration Do you want to comment on this article? You need to be signed in for this feature -->
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
lexology.com | Jonathon Ellis |Emma Croft |James Hoy |Henry Wrench
It is sometimes taken for granted in a data breach response that there is no utility in suing threat actors who are unknown and often located overseas in jurisdictions not amenable to cross-border litigation.
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Jan 8, 2024 | 
scotsman.com | Emma Croft
I had the privilege of working as Silver Commander for the policing operation in support of the Capital’s Hogmanay Street Party. This was the 30th anniversary of the iconic event, which puts the city in the international spotlight, with tens of thousands of people from all over the world coming to celebrate New Year on Princes Street.
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Nov 9, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Julie Cheeseman |Emma Croft |Jonathon Ellis |Hamish Fraser
As noted in our article, regulation of data has emerged as a key focus for Australian regulators in recent years. Consistent with this, on 3 November 2023, the Australian Information Commissioner (AIC) commenced Federal Court proceedings against Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) in respect of a data breach which occurred in February 2022, alleging that it had ‘seriously interfere[ed] with the privacy of millions of Australians’.
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Nov 6, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Julie Cheeseman |James Hoy |Emma Croft
Recent developments regarding CSEA transparency notices and registration of various industry codes for class 1 material Key Points Since the Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) (the Act) came into force in January 2022, Australia’s eSafety Commissioner (Commissioner) has: issued two sets of transparency notices to large technology multinationals; published two transparency reports regarding child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) material, a particularly high risk and highly harmful issue that...
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Oct 22, 2023 | 
themirror.com | Emma Croft |Emma Dunn |Alex Croft
When Phillip Smith found out his wife was pregnant when he was 62, he was initially apprehensive. But 18 months later, Phillip says he has no regrets - even if some people mistake him for his son’s grandad. Phillip and his wife Hasina, 41, had been trying for a baby for five years without any luck, and gave up on trying after Hasina had a miscarriage when five months pregnant.
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Aug 30, 2023 | 
lexology.com | Julie Cheeseman |Emma Croft |Jonathon Ellis |Tannu Gagguturu |Jonathan Tay
A number of key trends emerged over the past year (or were foreshadowed for the year ahead) in the commercial disputes space which will have significant implications for businesses operating in Australia in terms of increasing the risk of both consumer and regulatory litigation and the potential for higher penalties in areas such as privacy and competition.
