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Government issues first response to privacy law changes

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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January 4 2010

The Australian Government has issued its first stage response to the Australian Law Reform Commission's (ALRC) final report on changes to improve Australia's privacy framework

Senate launches inquiry into online privacy

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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August 3 2010

The Environment, Communications and the Arts References Committee will inquire and report on the adequacy of protections for the privacy of Australians online, having special regard to privacy protections and data collection on social networking sites, data collection activities of private companies and data collection activities of government agencies

Australian Productivity Commission proposes to cut red tape in infrastructure services

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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January 25 2010

The Australian Productivity Commission's latest report identifies ways in which to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses in various sectors such as in information, media and telecommunications

Court finds company, directors misled foreign IT job seekers

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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February 1 2010

The Australian Federal Court has declared that Zanok Technologies Pty Ltd (Zanok) had engaged in misleading and deceptive conduct by making false representations to foreign IT job seekers on a number of websites offering various IT job positions, including MyCareer, Seek and Gumtree

Online retailer offers remedies for misleading statements

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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May 5 2010

An Australian online retailer of computer equipment, Mwave, has amended its website and warranty terms based on concerns raised by the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) regarding false and misleading statements on its website regarding consumer's rights

Australian Competition & Consumer Commission accepts undertakings from software company

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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September 14 2010

Sports betting software company, Intervest Global Live Pty Ltd, has stopped an advertising campaign on SeekCommercial after the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) raised concerns regarding a horse betting software program called "Trilogics"

Australian Information Commissioner launches investigation into telecommunications operators' alleged privacy breaches

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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April 4 2011

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has launched an investigation into alleged breaches of a telecommunications operator's customer privacy

Australian government proposes bill to manage computer waste management

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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June 1 2011

The Australian Government has introduced into Federal Parliament the landmark Product Stewardship Bill, which will help manage the environmental, health and safety impacts of products including televisions and computers

Australian privacy regulator finalises investigation into mailing list error

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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October 25 2011

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released the findings of its investigation into a mailing list error by Australia's largest telecommunications company, Telstra, which resulted in approximately 60,300 Telstra customers' personal information being sent to other customers

Australian regulator obtains first do not call register court penalty against telemarketer

Baker & McKenzie
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Australia
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September 14 2011

The Australian Federal Court has found that FHT Travel Pty Limited (FHT Travel) and its sole director breached the Do Not Call Register Act 2006 by making, or causing to be made, more than 12,000 marketing calls to people who had placed their telephone numbers on the Australian Do Not Call Register