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Release of exposure draft of mandatory data breach notification laws
Insight 08 Dec 2015

The Federal Government has taken the first step in fulfilling its promise to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme Under an exposure draft of the proposed legislation companies will be required to notify the Office of the Australian Information Commission and affected individuals of ...

Superannuation product dashboard and portfolio holdings disclosure draft legislation released
Insight 11 Dec 2015

The Federal Government has released an exposure draft of new superannuation legislation and associated regulations which refine the current rules on portfolio holdings disclosure and product dashboards for superannuation funds The changes in the portfolio holdings disclosure area particularly ...

Clarification on the meaning of 'personal information'
Insight 01 Feb 2016

The AAT has overturned the Grubb determination of the Commonwealth Privacy Commissioner and found that mobile network data from an individual's phone activity does not constitute 'personal information' under the Privacy Act ...

Strategic planning and the Greater Sydney Commission come to NSW
Insight 09 Dec 2015

The NSW Parliament has passed legislation to establish the Greater Sydney Commission and introduce a new strategic planning framework for NSW ...

Allens insights: Opportunities in infrastructure - 2015
Insight 16 Dec 2015

The World Bank has released its Benchmarking Public Procurement 2016 report which provides comparable data on regulatory environments that affect the ability of private companies to do business with governments in 77 economies Allens Partner Leighton OBrien and Linklaters Counsel Julia ...

Revision of Indonesia's Negative Investment List
Insight 19 Feb 2016

On 11 February 2016 the Indonesian Government released the tenth instalment of its economic stimulus programme The programme includes new regulations that seek to streamline investment and business licence procedures and weaken the hold of oligarchies and cartels that exist in certain sectors The ...

Protecting innovation without patents - data exclusivity and market exclusivity
Insight 19 Jul 2016

Developments in patent law and the consequential limitations on patentability for biologic medicines mean that data exclusivity and market exclusivity can be the primary protection afforded to originator biologic medicines This is most stark in the US where patent protection for biologic medicines ...

The CoOL change is here
Insight 06 Jul 2016

We provide an update on the new Country of Origin Labelling regime which came into effect on 1 July 2016 and the Federal Government’s proposed changes to the safe harbour provisions under the Australian Consumer Law. ...

Conflicted remuneration and life insurance
Insight 20 Oct 2016

Exposure draft life insurance regulations were released yesterday They are a marked departure from the existing conflicted remuneration provisions Now a benefit can only be conflicted remuneration if it could reasonably be expected to influence financial product advice These regulations will create ...

Productivity Commission report into superannuation system bodes well for the future
Insight 06 Sep 2016

At first glance the recent Productivity Commission Draft Report on How to Assess the Competitiveness and Efficiency of the Superannuation System August 2016 could be dismissed as nothing more than a procedural step along the road to the ultimate goal as recommended by the FSI of developing an ...

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