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Mandatory merger regime is coming to Australia: practical steps to prepare now and avoid disruption
Insight 03 Dec 2024

The Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024 (the Bill) has passed both houses of Parliament with no amendments. This means a mandatory and suspensory administrative merger regime will formally come into effect for transactions completing on or after 1 January 2026 ...

Privacy Act changes raise the bar
Insight 07 Nov 2022

A number of high profile data breaches and cyber attacks have occurred over the last month. The Government's immediate response is increase the penalties associated with serious breaches of the Privacy Act and provide the OAIC with enhanced enforcement and information gathering and sharing powers. ...

The future of mergers in Australia: Treasury's proposed new framework
Insight 25 Jul 2024

The Federal Government has released draft legislation for consultation to implement reform to Australia's merger laws following its announcement in April that Australia is moving to a mandatory and suspensory administrative merger regime from 1 January 2026. ...

ACCC seeks overhaul of Australia's merger regime: what you need to know
Insight 27 Aug 2021

The Chairman of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Rod Sims outlined the ACCC's vision for a dramatic overhaul of Australia's merger review regime. Here's what you need to know. ...

Federal Government signals broad support for significant Privacy Act reforms
Insight 11 Oct 2023

The Federal Government has agreed or agreed in-principle with the majority of the proposals outlined in the Privacy Act Review Report. ...

Allens advises Rio Tinto on acquisition of Yarraloola Project
News 07 May 2025

The Allens team worked closely with Rio Tinto to navigate the complexities of the transaction, drawing on a multidisciplinary team to advise on all aspects of the matter, including M&A, financing, ...

ACCC makes 56 recommendations for sweeping energy sector reform
Insight 11 Jul 2018

The ACCC today released its final report on the Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry The report finds the national electricity market is not functioning effectively and that extensive reform is required to bring down prices and restore consumer confidence It makes 56 significant recommendations aimed ...

Australian Human Rights Commission proposes mandatory human rights approach for artificial intelligence
Insight 31 Jan 2020

The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has published a discussion paper on proposals to legislate for a human rights approach to artificial intelligence (AI) systems. If adopted by the Australi ...

Hot off the press: Key takeaways from the OAIC's Data breach preparation and response guide
Insight 21 Feb 2018

On Tuesday 20 February the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner OAIC published a comprehensive new guide to the Notifiable Data Breaches NDB Scheme The Data breach preparation and response guide consolidates information from the OAICs Data breach notification - A guide to handling ...

Are data breaches a money laundering and terrorism financing risk?
Insight 14 Nov 2023

The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre has published new guidance recommending that reporting entities assess the potential impact of data breaches on the money laundering and terrorism financing risks they face. In this Insight, we explain the new guidance and what it means. ...

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