Information Technology

In Commissioner initiated investigation into 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (Privacy) [2021] AICmr 50 the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner (Commissioner) has found that 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (7-Eleven) interfered with the privacy of individuals when it collected...

The Commonwealth Digital Transformation Agency has recently released an exposure draft of the Trusted Digital Identity Bill 2021 (Cth) and associated materials for public consultation.

Following its review of the Critical Infrastructure Bill, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has recommended dividing the proposed legislation into two separate Bills

A legislation tracker to monitor the progress of key legislative developments in Australian cybersecurity law reform.

Practical Law Commercial have released a new Practice note, The Assistance and Access Act 2018 (Cth).

Practical Law Commercial have released a new Legal update, OAIC's Notifiable Data Breaches Report for January to June 2021 warns of increasing ransomware threat in Australia.

Amendments to formalise electronic execution of documents, virtual meetings and electronic communications and continuous disclosure reform have taken effect

Practical Law Commercial have updated Legal update: archive, Protecting Australia's critical infrastructure: Commonwealth introduces Security Legislation Amendment (Critical Infrastructure) Bill 2020 to reflect the progress of the Security Legislation Amendment (Critical...

Legal update: case report, Privacy Determination: Uber failed to take reasonable steps to protect privacy of 1.2 million Australians following cyberattack considers a recent determination of the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner which determined that Uber...

Practical Law Commercial have published an article which considers the new Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth)

The following Subtitles are now updated and available on Westlaw AU: Communications 6.6 “Telecommunications” (Ch 2); Criminal Offences 10.7 “Revenue and Currency Offences”; Intellectual Property 23.1 "Copyright" (Chs 8 and 9); Real Property 28.18 “Sale of Land”; Restrictive Trade...

The FirstPoint on Westlaw AU title of Education has been reissued to improve the ease at which our customers can access the latest cases on numerous aspects of the Australian system of education.