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Software-based medical devices: key regulatory requirements, IP considerations and data privacy implications
Insight 28 Jul 2022

Software is increasingly being used as a medical device and in medical devices. It is crucial that businesses understand the regulations that can apply to software-based medical devices, the IP considerations if they wish to protect such devices and the privacy-related risks associated with the collection and use of data from such devices. This Insight explores each of these issues in turn. ...

Getting its priorities straight - ACCC's 2019 product safety priorities
Insight 20 Mar 2019

Just in time for World Consumer Rights Day on 15 March 2019 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC formally announced its 2019 Product Safety Priorities Partner Miriam Stiel and Senior Associate Julia Taylor explain which issues remain in the hot seat and whats new on the agenda ...

New industry standards for online safety: what service providers need to know
Insight 06 Feb 2025

Deadline to carry out risk assessments is fast approaching. Certain online service providers must complete a risk assessment and implement required compliance measures by 21 June 2025. ...

ACCC's plan to lower network costs for consumers
Insight 07 Aug 2018

The ACCCs Retail Electricity Pricing Inquiry Final Report includes a number of recommendations to lower network costs for consumers We take a look at the ACCCs concerns and recommendations for reform ...

No more 'two-stepping' around manner of manufacture?
Insight 16 Sep 2025

Australia’s approach to patenting computer‑implemented inventions has just shifted decisively. In Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2025] FCAFC 131, the Full F ...

Product safety snapshots – year in review
Insight 05 Sep 2019

The last 18 months were a busy time for product safety. Consumers found redress via the courts (in the form of class actions) and the regulator (in the form of product recalls). ...

New laws on gift cards – what you need to know now
Insight 07 Nov 2019

Federal laws imposing a three-year minimum expiry date on gift cards sold in Australia came into effect last week, but certain state laws relating to gift cards also remain. This Insight explains the key principles businesses need to know about, and includes a quick guide to how the laws compare. ...

The ESC's draft decision on first round of amendments to the Energy Retail Code
Insight 18 Sep 2018

While the Federal Government gives further consideration to implementation of the ACCCs recommendations relating to retail tariffs and retailer behaviour the Victorian Essential Services Commission has been progressing reforms proposed by the Independent Review into the Electricity and Gas Retail ...

Get verified: The Digital ID Bill offering verification efficiencies with increased privacy and security
Insight 20 Oct 2023

An overview of the Proposed Digital ID System under the Digital ID Bill 2023, including its accreditation and participation requirements, increased overlap of privacy obligations and proposed regulatory powers. ...

Everything you need to know about cyber risks, resilience and responsibilities
Insight 02 May 2022

Organisations today are both blessed and cursed with extraordinary amounts of data. The responsibility for information security and data governance starts and ends with the board and senior management. We offer a handbook to help navigate duties and liabilities and a checklist of questions directors should be asking. ...

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