Commercial & Business Law

On 25 October 2021, the Australian Attorney-General’s Department released the long awaited Privacy Act Review Discussion Paper for public consultation. The Discussion Paper proposes wide-ranging and significant reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act 1988 (Cth).

A recent decision by the Federal Court of Australia in Nassif v Seven Network (Operations) Ltd [2021] FCA 1286 highlights the consequences of sensationalist news stories in the context of defamation.

The volume of D&I information can be overwhelming for in-house lawyers to interpret. In a new D&I toolkit, Practical Law Australia provide a menu of D&I topics and resources that lawyers can trust, plus a quick guide to equal opportunity laws relevant to D&I.

Australia's foreign investment framework is complex. Practical Law's new resources help you understand the rules and whether your land or corporate transaction requires FIRB consent.

Practical Law Commercial have updated and enhanced the resource, Practice note, Goods and Services Tax (GST), to include additional guidance on key issues associated with the GST regime in Australia.

On 25 October 2021, the Australian government released the exposure draft of the Privacy Legislation Amendment (Enhancing Online Privacy and Other Measures) Bill 2021 (Cth) (Online Privacy Bill).

On 25 October 2021, the Unsolicited Political Communications Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (Cth) (Bill) was introduced into Parliament.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Legal Update, Social Media (Basic Expectations and Defamation) Bill 2021 (Cth) to make social media service providers liable for defamatory content posted on their platforms.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Toolkit, Designs.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Toolkit, Patents.

The Commonwealth government has recently released its Ransomware Action Plan in response to an increasing incidence of ransomware attacks in Australia.

In Commissioner initiated investigation into 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (Privacy) [2021] AICmr 50 the Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner (Commissioner) has found that 7-Eleven Stores Pty Ltd (7-Eleven) interfered with the privacy of individuals when it collected...