Legislation Update
In October 2023, Queensland Parliament introduced proposed changes to strengthen Queensland’s information privacy laws. The proposed changes would apply to Queensland government departments and agencies, and how they handle personal information
Legislation Update
In this alert, Partner Brett Bolton and Solicitor Ellie Neuendorf discuss the requirements of a Concerns Notice, how to respond to a negative review and what you should know about the new “serious harm” test. A negative or vexatious review can
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How many times have you navigated your way to a new café, friend’s house or your son’s best friend’s birthday party in Woop-Woop using Google Maps? Countless, we’d imagine and Google knows it. It is fair to say in today’s world, the servic
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In our previous article, we outlined the GDPR and how it may apply to your Australian business, starting from 25 May 2018. In this article, we look at seven steps your business can take now to assess its compliance with the GDPR, and make changes.
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From 25 May 2018, the European Union’s (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into force, regulating how public and private sector organisations must handle, secure and share “personal data” of EU residents. It is set to be o
Legislation Update
The Queensland Government has recently released its new information and communications technology (ICT) procurement framework, the Queensland Information Technology Contracting (QITC) framework. The QITC framework replaces the existing Government In
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The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) sets out 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) which Australian Government agencies and most private sector organisations must follow for handling personal information. APP 11.2 requires APP entities to take reasonabl
Legislation Update
After years of deliberation, a mandatory data breach notification scheme in the form of the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 (Cth) (Bill) will come into effect in Australia within the next 12 months, after obtaining royal asse
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One of the most onerous parts of litigation for a party is undertaking discovery or disclosure of documents relevant to the dispute. This involves collating, reviewing and determining the relevance of those documents and is a time- and resource-con