Julian Lincoln

Jul 31, 2024 | lexology.com | Kaman Tsoi |Julian Lincoln |Peter Jones |Marine Giral |Katherine Gregor |Kwok Tang | +2 more

The Australian Government is expected to release a bill or draft bill in relation to the Privacy Act review, this August. This will have come almost a year after announcing its support or in principle support for 106 of the 116 recommended reforms in the Attorney-General’s Department Privacy Act Review Report 2022.1The reforms will involve the most significant changes to Australian privacy law since the 2014 reforms, which introduced the Australian Privacy Principles (APPs).

Jul 5, 2024 | pymnts.com | Julian Lincoln |Patrick Clark |Kaman Tsoi

By: Julian Lincoln, Patrick Clark, Kaman Tsoi, Neeharika Palachanda & Kathryn Quinn (Herbert Smith Freehills)Australia’s Digital ID SchemeOn May 30, 2024, Australia enacted the Digital ID Act 2024 and the Digital ID (Transitional and Consequential Provisions) Act 2024, after nearly three years since the initial draft was released and following a $288.1 million boost from the federal budget.

Sep 29, 2023 | mondaq.com | Julian Lincoln |Kaman Tsoi |Marine Giral

Of the 116 proposals in the Report (which we summarised in this earlier briefing), the Government agrees with 38 proposals, agrees in-principle to 68 proposals and 'notes' 10 proposals: Agrees – draft legislation to be introduced in 2024: This category includes proposals to introduce: a new mid-tier penalty for breaches (even if they are not serious and / or repeated) and a lower-level civil penalty for administrative breaches with the power for the Office of the Australian Information...

Jun 8, 2023 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Julian Lincoln

The EU is pressing ahead with the proposed European law on artificial intelligence (the AI Act) which would be the first general law on AI by a major regulator anywhere. As a result, the AI Act is expected to exhibit the ‘Brussels effect’ experienced with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) introduced in 2018. The GDPR harmonised data privacy laws across Europe and went on to set the international benchmark for data privacy for international businesses.

Jun 6, 2023 | herbertsmithfreehills.com | Julian Lincoln

We held a panel discussion on Exploring the Promise and Perils of Generative AI in the Enterprise as part of our Artificial Intelligence Series, where we  provided insight into the opportunities and risks associated with the use of generative AI.