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 Australian Government has indicated that it intends to introduce legislation to improve regulatory frameworks around cryptocurrency in 2023.
The Australian Government has indicated its intention to introduce legislation regulating the custody and exchange of digital assets.
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.
Businesses have just under a year to prepare for changes to the unfair contract terms regime in Australia. Effective from 9 November 2023, amendments will trigger significant changes for Australian...
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 University of Technology Sydney is calling for a model law to regulate the development and deployment of facial recognition technology in Australia.
In March 2022, new rules were introduced to allow anyone with an Australian presence to register a new category of domain name, known as '.au', which will operate in addition...
Robert Neely and Mark Lindfield provide a snapshot of the legal status of crypto assets in Australia, in this guide for Terralex.
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...
The ACCC has launched a string of high-profile proceedings against major online platforms in a crackdown on misleading and deceptive conduct in the digital economy.
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...