Pre-reform workplace agreements (or 'zombie' agreements as they are otherwise known) are a relic of a time long since passed. A zombie agreement is an industrial instrument between an employer...
While there is growing appreciation of the need to consider privacy and the risks associated with collecting and using personal information, data strategies often fail to consider an organisation's broader...
The Federal Court has ordered Google to pay $60 million in penalties for making misleading representations to consumers about the collection and use of their personal location data on Android...
In December 2021, the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Act 2021 (Cth) came into effect. This amending Act provides the Australian Government with 'last resort' powers to respond to a...
In a step that goes a long way to modernising meetings for companies and registered schemes, the Commonwealth Parliament has passed the Corporations Amendment (Meetings and Documents) Act 2022 (Cth)...
In November 2021, the Federal Court found Mazda made 49 false or misleading representations to nine customers who had experienced significant faults with their recently purchased Mazda vehicles.
The 2021 Terralex Guide to Data Protection features a chapter on privacy laws and regulations in Australia, contributed by Corporate partner, Lisa Fitzgerald.
Facebook owner Meta Platforms Inc and Meta Platforms Ireland Limited (together, Meta) again face regulatory scrutiny for allegedly contravening Australian laws.
On 1 March 2022 the Health Legislation Amendment (Quality and Safety) Act 2022 (Vic) received royal assent.
Facebook continues to face regulatory scrutiny from the Australian Information Commissioner, which has successfully sought leave to serve legal proceedings on the social media giant.
On 1 October 2021, amendments to the Corporations Act 2001 and National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009, made in response to the Final Report from the Banking and Finance Royal...
The rate of technology adoption in business continues to grow. With more of our systems and information online than ever before, it would be reasonable to assume that there's an...