Practical Law Australia

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal has confirmed Clearview AI Inc was subject to, and in breach of, the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) in relation to its practice of collecting facial images without consent from servers located in Australia.

Practical Law Commercial, with assistance from Special Counsel, Ooma Khurana at Maddocks, has released four brand new resources on surveillance device and workplace surveillance laws.

How does stamp duty affect property transactions involving contracts for sale of land, options to purchase land or leases? Find out more in Practical Law’s new practice note.

On 16 February 2023, the Australian Attorney-General's Department released the highly anticipated Privacy Act Review Report (PARR), the next step in the Australian Government's comprehensive review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act Review). The PARR makes 116 proposals for...

The reforms to the unfair contract terms regime, including the introduction of significant penalties, commence on 9 November 2023. Be prepared and ensure your contracts are compliant with our new checklist.

What is build to rent? Check out Practical Law's new practice notices to get up to speed on build to rent projects in Australia, their key investment considerations and the main funding models.

Practical Law Banking and Finance has launched a new Securitisation and structured finance topic which provides a suite of up-to-date resources on this important financial market.

Subscribers with access to all 9 Practical Law Australia practice areas can now use Knowledge Map to explore Practical Law content for faster, more efficient visual browsing.

Is your anti-bribery and corruption compliance program up to scratch? Check out our refreshed and brand new anti-bribery and corruption resources.

Practical Law Corporate has published a new document to its Corporate Transactions module to assist practitioners when drafting a prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO).

Practical Law Corporate has published a practice note to its Company Law module that explains the principles applicable to accessorial liability for involvement in civil contraventions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act).

New South Wales is the first state or territory in Australia to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme for its public sector agencies following the assent of the Privacy and Personal Information Protection Amendment Act 2022 (NSW) on 28 November 2022.