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Data Privacy And Information Security – What We Know And What We Have Yet To Learn

As technology continues to advance and businesses integrate automation further into every customer interaction, there are likely to be some interesting issues emerging in 2026.

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Holding Redlich

Statutory Tort Of Serious Invasion Of Privacy Applied For The First Time

This case provides the first example of how the courts are likely to apply the new tort.

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Bartier Perry

Impact on photography of new laws on "serious invasions of privacy"

The Commonwealth Privacy Act has been amended to create a statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy. Most photography should not be impacted.

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Stacks Law Firm

What do reported trades in Australia say about our brokerage?

What a trade repository or ASIC can surmise about your business from the data they receive.

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Privacy In Australia | Reflecting On 2025 And Tips For Preparing For 2026

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Spruson & Ferguson

Australia's Privacy Regulator Beginning 2026 With Its First Compliance Sweep

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K&L Gates LLP

Australian Privacy Policies Under Fire: Essential Uplifts To Safeguard Against The OAIC's Compliance Crackdown

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Compliance Crossroads: Managing Privacy Requests And Tipping Off Risks As An AML/CTF Reporting Entity

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Changing Lanes: The Evolving Legal And Regulatory Data Considerations For CAVs In Australia

Australia Transport

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australian Information Commissioner V Australian Clinical Labs: First Civil Penalty Under The Privacy Act

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Statutory Tort For Serious Invasion Of Privacy

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Bennett & Philp Lawyers

A Turning Point In Privacy Enforcement

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Bennett & Philp Lawyers

New ‘Serious invasions of privacy' Tort over a decade in the making

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Spruson & Ferguson

$5.8 Million Privacy Penalty – A First For Privacy Law Enforcement

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Spruson & Ferguson

Talking Aussie Farming With Stephen Commadeur (Podcast)

Australia Real Estate

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FTI Consulting

Insights Into Unique Court Decisions, With Pavlos Stavropoulos, Senior Disputes And Insolvency Solicitor At Addisons

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Cathro & Partners

Funds Update - 9 January 2026

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Essential ESG: Episode 26 – Insights From The 2025 UN Forum On Business And Human Rights

Australia Environment

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Contract Repudiation: What Exactly Is It?

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Stonegate Legal

Privacy Act Wakeup Call: AIC v. ACL On "Reasonable Security," Notification Duties, And Sanctions

This decision raises the compliance bar and provides concrete guidance on how APP 11.1 and the NDB scheme apply in real‑world incidents.

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A&O Shearman

It's Not All Zoom And Gloom: Balancing An Employee's 'Right To Privacy'

Where employees work remotely, the employer can lawfully monitor productivity if the surveillance complies with federal, state and territory legislation.

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Gilchrist Connell

Surveillance Crackdown: Retailers Falling Foul of Privacy Concerns

As a business owner, your treatment of customer's personal and sensitive information is extremely important.

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

Australian Clinical Labs: Australia's First Civil Penalty Of $5.8 Million Under Privacy Laws

On 29 September 2025, Australian Clinical Labs (ACL) and the OAIC informed the Federal Court of Australia that they had reached agreement on a $5.8 million penalty arising from ACL's 2022...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Australian Clinical Labs Fined AU$5.8 Million For 2022 Medlab Data Breach In An Australian First

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K&L Gates LLP

Facial Recognition In Retail: Privacy Lessons From The Kmart Decision

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Holding Redlich

Court orders disclosure of hundreds of abuse claims in Brisbane youth detention centre case

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Roche Legal

OAIC privacy guidelines for not-for-profits: essential compliance insights

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Cooper Grace Ward

CCTV And Surveillance Technologies In Retail: How To Balance Retailers' Interests With Customer Privacy

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Holding Redlich

De-identified data and AI: what the I-MED decision means for privacy compliance

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Mission impossible? Cybersecurity and privacy for AFS licensees

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Holley Nethercote

Mitigating Third-Party Provider Cybersecurity Risks: Navigating The Australian Legal Framework

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A&O Shearman

Smart Tech, Safe Hands

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IR Global

Privacy And Responsible Information Sharing Act: Implications For The Public Sector In Western Australia

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Mission impossible? Cybersecurity and privacy for AFS licensees

Financial firms must improve cybersecurity to meet legal duties and protect against rising data breach risks.

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Holley Nethercote

Mitigating Third-Party Provider Cybersecurity Risks: Navigating The Australian Legal Framework

Cybersecurity breaches originating from third-party providers (TPPs) are an escalating concern for Australian businesses

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A&O Shearman

Smart Tech, Safe Hands

How can businesses in your jurisdiction adopt AI and automation responsibly, and what guidance are you offering to ensure regulatory compliance?

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IR Global

Privacy And Responsible Information Sharing Act: Implications For The Public Sector In Western Australia

It is the season for privacy reform! At the federal level, Tranche 1 of reforms to the Commonwealth Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) were passed in November 2024...

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Photography, privacy and copyright infringement

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Stacks Law Firm

Australia's ongoing privacy reforms: bolstering Australia's privacy regulatory framework

Overview of the key recent developments in Australia's privacy landscape, including the commencement of the new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy.

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Privacy – it's everyone's business (and regulators think so too)

Protecting personal information is not just the job of privacy professionals, but a shared responsibility across all sectors of society.

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Holding Redlich

Privacy And Cyber Security Law Reforms Are Live: What You Need To Do To Prepare

Businesses need to be vigilant on both external and internal threats to the security of information they collect and hold.

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Piper Alderman

New Serious Invasion Of Privacy Tort In Australia For Privacy Comes Into Effect

In late 2024, the Australian Government enacted a series of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). The new statutory tort for serious invasion of privacy was introduced and passed...

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Navigating Consent: Emerging Trends In Children's Data Privacy Across APAC

Worldwide Privacy

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A&O Shearman

Australia introduces statutory tort of serious invasion of privacy (APAC)

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Kennedys

Having AI On Your Privacy Policy

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Spruson & Ferguson

Review of the Data Availability and Transparency Act

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Holding Redlich

The privacy law reforms finally passed in 2024 set the priorities for 2025

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Holding Redlich

New Privacy Act introduces statutory tort for serious invasion of privacy. Local councils not immune from action.

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Bartier Perry

Can Patient Data Be Used To Train AI?

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Spruson & Ferguson

Privacy & AI: How much does your AI know?

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

NSW court registry data breach threatens to further erode confidence in justice system

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Data Privacy And Protecting Children Online – Finding A Path Through The Complexities

Australia Privacy

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A&O Shearman

New National Health (Privacy) Rules commence

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Holding Redlich

Serious invasion of privacy and small business

Australia Privacy

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Bartier Perry

WA Government passes innovative Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing regime

Australia Privacy

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Australia's Proposed Scams Prevention Framework

Australia Finance

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K&L Gates LLP

Concerns for business under the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024

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Coleman Greig Lawyers

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Quick learners - bitesize legal insights for the education sector

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Colin Biggers & Paisley

Privacy Considerations Surrounding The Introduction Of The COVIDSafe Contact Tracing App In Australia (Video)

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Davies Collison Cave

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