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Oct 16, 2024 | lexology.com | Breanna Davies |Dudley Kneller |Louise Rumble |Michael Morris |Sinead Lynch |Siobhan Pat Mulcahy | +5 more

The right to disconnect is here – But what does that mean? From 26 August 20241 , the Fair Work Act 2009 (FW Act) includes an enforceable workplace right to ‘disconnect’ from out of hours contact. While there has been a lot of commentary about the change, including concerns from the business sector, the right to disconnect presents an opportunity for employers to initiate constructive conversations around boundary setting, individual working arrangements, remuneration and employer expectations.

Sep 13, 2024 | lexology.com | Sinead Lynch |Dudley Kneller |Antoine Pace |Michael Morris |Eve Lillas |Lucy Hardyman | +1 more

The long-awaited Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) reforms are finally here, with the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 presented before Parliament yesterday. After almost four years since the commencement of the Privacy Act Review, the Government has introduced the first ‘tranche’ of these reforms.

Sep 29, 2023 | lexology.com | Antoine Pace |Sinead Lynch |Eve Lillas |Raymond Y. Huang

Following the Attorney-General’s Department’s Privacy Act Review Report published in February 2023 (Report), the Australian Government has just published its response to the Report (Response). The Response follows submissions from various stakeholders (including by Gadens) on the 116 proposals in the Report that look to overhaul the current Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act).

Jun 26, 2023 | lexology.com | Dudley Kneller |Sinead Lynch |Antoine Pace |David SMith |David Smith |Eve Lillas | +1 more

As briefly noted in our Gadens Regulatory Recap on 30 May 2023, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) has recently handed down its decision regarding the conduct of Clearview AI Inc (Clearview AI), confirming the applicability of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) to the conduct of entities overseas, and recent amendments to the Privacy Act which have the potential to bring many more overseas entities within the scope of the Act.

May 15, 2023 | lexology.com | Antoine Pace |Eve Lillas

On 29 March 2023, the Senate announced a landmark inquiry into the practice of greenwashing in Australia, with its final report due for publication by 5 December 2023. This development echoes growing concerns both in Australia and globally regarding greenwashing by businesses across a range of sectors, including the making of vague, false or misleading claims regarding a business’, or its products’ or services’ environmental, sustainability and ethical credentials.