by admin | Aug 13, 2020 | Privacy
What would you do if your business’ IT systems were the subject of a cyber-attack resulting in disclosure of personal information? Or if an employee failed to securely dispose of customer files? Or if, through human error, customer email details were inadvertently... by admin | Apr 1, 2020 | Privacy
On 18 March 2020, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) issued guidelines for businesses dealing with the handling of personal information in the time of the COVID-19 crisis. Who must comply with the Privacy Act? The Privacy... by admin | Mar 13, 2019 | Privacy
A year has passed since the mandatory Notifiable Data Breaches scheme (NDB scheme) commenced under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Act). Our latest Privacy update provides a reminder to the obligations imposed for data breach and considers key statistics drawn... by admin | May 25, 2018 | Privacy
Note: This article was originally published in Volume 15 Number 4 of the LexisNexis Privacy Law Bulletin. Abstract On 22 February 2018, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (the Act) was amended to introduce a mandatory data breach notification regime, the... by admin | Jul 11, 2017 | Privacy
From February 2018, businesses will have new and onerous obligations when the mandatory data breach notification regime comes into force. What is a data breach? The privacy legislation protects ‘personal information’, being information about an individual... by admin | Jun 29, 2015 | Privacy
Recent legal developments are changing the privacy landscape and the practical consequences of online piracy, even for ‘small time’ offenders. Dallas Buyers Club decision In the Dallas Buyer Club LLC v iiNet Limited case, Internet Service...