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Investigation launched into Facebook, as Information Commissioner releases first Report on Notifiable Data Breaches

We spent months speaking about it and now the report is in. On Wednesday, 11 April 2018, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released their first quarterly report on the changes to the Privacy Law which commenced on 22 February 2018 relating to notifiable data breaches. The figures speak volumes. Within 6 weeks …
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CLAIMS OF SPORTING NEGLIGENCE TAKEN FOR A RIDE

Often, when deep in sporting contract negotiations, provisions regarding compensation for injury are often overlooked by players and sporting organisations alike. However, a recent decision by the NSW Court of Appeal will likely see such discussions elevated back up the negotiation agenda. In Goode v Angland [2017] NSWCA 311, the Court considered whether section 5L …
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Start the countdown clock…

TICK, TOCK….  On Thursday, 22 February 2018 the law will change, so that businesses and organisations bound by the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) will be obliged to report to the Privacy Commissioner, as well as affected individuals, if personal information they hold is the subject of unauthorised access, unauthorised disclosure or loss. Personal information includes …
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New Year’s Resolutions for your organisation and the law ahead for 2018

Welcome to 2018! It is set to be another interesting year ahead, as the Australian Open kicks off this week, we head towards the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea, we see the 2018 Commonwealth Games hosted in the Gold Coast, and we await the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. It’s also the year …
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The Use of Combustible Cladding in Australian Buildings

In the early hours of 14 June 2017, an intense fire tore through the Grenfell Towers in London. A statement issued in November by the London Metropolitan Police confirmed that 71 people were killed together with hundreds left homeless as a result of the blaze. Described as nothing less than a tragedy, the Grenfell fire …
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