The Australian government on 13 August 2018 published the Telecommunications and Other Legislation Amendment (Assistance and Access) Bill. This Bill will bring important changes…
Mandatory data breach notification (MDBN) becomes law in Australia on 22 February 2018. This is a high-impact development requiring businesses to respond as expenditure…
Mandatory data breach notification laws have passed parliament. Baker McKenzie partner Patrick Fair explains how the laws will work and what they will mean…
Our cyber security chart outlines the existing array of Australian Federal Government programs and organisations related to cyber security. The chart has been updated…
New legislation amending online gambling laws is before Parliament. Baker McKenzie partner Patrick Fair discusses what the reforms would mean for local and offshore…
With self-driving cars expected to be on our roads by 2019, Baker & McKenzie partner Patrick Fair discusses how lawmakers might approach the shift…
It has been observed that an average car spends only around 5% of its life actually being driven. For most of rest of the…
As of 13 October 2015, Australian telecommunications companies and internet service providers (ISPs) must retain customers’ metadata for two years. Under the new (controversial)…
Australia is getting closer to joining the growing list of countries with a mandatory data breach notification scheme. We are currently witnessing a significant…
In November 2015, we launched our new Cybersecurity Counter-Offensive Asia Pacific Guide in response to a wave of new cybersecurity legislation being implemented throughout…