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Mandatory data security breach reporting in Australia: a new source of class actions?

  • King & Wood Mallesons
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  • Australia, USA
  • -
  • December 19 2012

The Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Amendment Act 2012 (the Amendment Act) was enacted on 29 November 2012 and is due to commence in

Maximising IT project value in uncertain times

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia
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  • September 16 2009

The Australian commercial and public sector landscape continues to be dramatically affected by the global economic downturn, and the IT industry is no exception

Serving notices by email: as reliable as sending a raven

  • MARQUE Lawyers
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  • Australia
  • -
  • March 5 2013

From ASOS orders to WhatsApp threads, it's safe to say that we (at least us gen Ys) comfortably communicate online. So why the hesitation to allow

Victorian Privacy Commission’s data matching guidelines

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
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  • October 14 2009

The Office of Victorian Privacy Commissioner recently published a set of guidelines for the Victorian public sector dealing with data matching (Guidelines

Federal government announces privacy reforms

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
  • -
  • Australia
  • -
  • October 15 2009

The Federal Government yesterday issued its long-awaited response to last year’s Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) report, ‘For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice’

Government issues first response to privacy law changes

  • Baker & McKenzie
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  • Australia
  • -
  • 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

Significant reforms proposed for the Freedom of Information Act

  • Piper Alderman
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  • Australia
  • -
  • June 30 2009

The commencement of the second stage of legislative reform by the Federal Government concerning revisions to the Freedom of Information Act 1982 (Cth) (the FOI Act) was announced with the release of two draft bills, the Information Commissioner Bill 2009 and the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009

IT tenders and contracts: a timely reminder

  • Herbert Smith Freehills LLP
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  • Australia
  • -
  • November 20 2009

An IT service provider failed in its claim to recover compensation from its customer, in a recent Victorian Supreme Court decision which emphasises the importance of robust IT tender processes and the need for comprehensive contracting practices

FOI - a brave new world

  • Norton Rose LLP
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  • Australia
  • -
  • November 27 2009

Amidst the debate over the Emissions Trading Scheme, the Government has also taken the opportunity to introduce the next stage of its reforms to freedom of information

FOI reform bill introduced to Parliament

  • Clayton Utz
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  • Australia
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  • November 27 2009

On 26 November 2009, the Federal Government introduced into Parliament the Information Commissioner Bill 2009 and the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009, and moved one step closer to fully implementing its promised FOI reforms