From 1 January 2026, businesses will be required to notify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of certain acquisitions that meet prescribed thresholds and must not complete those transactions...
The AI Plan for the Australian Public Service (AI Plan) is an ambitious initiative to embed artificial intelligence (AI) across the Australian Public Service (APS) by mid-2026. The AI Plan...
The Digital Platform Regulators' Forum has prepared a joint submission to government acknowledging the potential for artificial intelligence to enhance Australia's digital economy but also to compromise consumer protection, competition,...
On 27 June 2023, the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) announced it would impose on Medibank Private a capital adequacy requirement of $250 million.
Proceedings against social media giant Facebook demonstrate that the jurisdiction of the OAIC extends even to companies located predominantly outside of Australia.
On 26 July 2023 the Federal Court ordered two Facebook subsidiaries, Facebook Israel Ltd and Onavo Inc to each pay a pecuniary penalty of $10 million for engaging in misleading...
Regulatory activity in the first half of 2023 has included a joint investigation into Latitude Finance by the OAIC and New Zealand's Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
The recent findings of a review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal into the practices of facial recognition software service Clearview provide valuable insights into the extra-territorial application of the Privacy...
On 16 February 2023 the Attorney-General's Department published the Privacy Act Review: Report 2022, which included three significant areas for reform.
The application of intellectual property laws, in particular copyright principles, to the creation and use of AI-generated works raises nuanced questions of copyright ownership and infringement.
The recent amendments to the SOCI Act send a clear message to responsible entities of critical infrastructure assets that risk management (including cybersecurity risk management) must be prioritised and form...
The Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enforcement and Other Measures) Act 2022 implements the most significant reforms to Australia's privacy laws since the commencement of the Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme in 2018.
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