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Privacy disclosure incident leads to largest ever award of compensation for non-economic loss.
The determination issued by the OAIC for breaches of the Privacy Act by the Department of Home Affairs confirms that compensation can be ordered to be paid for non-economic losses related to data breaches. ...
A step into the breach – will the Optus incident give rise to more data breach class actions?
Within days of Optus revealing it had suffered a major cyber incident, two major plaintiff class actions firms announced investigations into potential class action claims. ...
Global remedies for global transactions – what makes the ACCC take a different approach?
As global M&A activity surges, we address the challenges your global deal could face, focusing on the likelihood that the ACCC accepts additional and/or separate remedies to those provided to merger control agencies in other jurisdictions. ...
Coming clean - OAIC releases first quarterly report on data breach notifications
The OAIC has published its first quarterly report setting out statistical information about notifications received under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme NDB scheme since the NBD scheme took effect on 22 February 2018 ...
ACCC makes 56 recommendations for sweeping energy sector reform
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 ...
Five things you didn't know about the NDB Scheme
Five things you didnt know about the NDB Scheme ...
Federal Court clears path for the OAIC to pursue its privacy proceedings against Facebook
A full bench of the Federal Court has confirmed an earlier ruling that there was a prima facie case Facebook Inc (now Meta Platforms Inc) 'carries on a business' and collects personal information in Australia. With this decision, the Australian Information Commissioner can now proceed with the landmark case against Facebook Inc and Facebook Ireland Ltd in relation to a number of alleged breaches of the Australian Privacy Principles. ...
OAIC concludes investigation into Precedent Communications
The OAIC has concluded its investigation into Precedent Communications following a massive data breach that rocked the Australian Red Cross Blood Service ...
Government proposes major changes to privacy law
The Federal Government has proposed radically increased financial penalties and new powers for the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner in the wake of increased scrutiny of social media platforms and a growing consensus that Australias privacy legislation has fallen behind global norms ...
Balancing act: establishing and preserving legal professional privilege in a cyber incident
This guide has been designed to assist companies incorporate legal professional privilege preservation measures into their cyber readiness activities. ...