Legislation

New annotations have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth [2021] FCAFC 90, under s 60 of the Biosecurity Act 2015

Insight into sections 55, 65, 76, 98, 101, 110, 135, 137 and 165 of the Uniform Evidence Acts.

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 Unsolicited Political Communications Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (Cth) (Bill) was introduced into Parliament.

New South Wales government introduces the Modern Slavery Amendment Bill 2021 (NSW)

The Commonwealth Digital Transformation Agency has recently released an exposure draft of the Trusted Digital Identity Bill 2021 (Cth) and associated materials for public consultation.

Following its review of the Critical Infrastructure Bill, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has recommended dividing the proposed legislation into two separate Bills

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource outlining Practical Law's resources relating to data protection and privacy relevant to Australian legal practitioners.

A legislation tracker to monitor the progress of key legislative developments in Australian cybersecurity law reform.

The payments system is increasingly complex. It is overseen by multiple regulators and the laws and regulations that govern it are constantly being reviewed and adjusted as the digital economy matures to ensure the regulatory framework remains relevant.

The merger between the companies that operate the BPAY, EFTPOS and New Payments Platform (NPP) payment systems was authorised by the ACCC only after the proposed new holding company provided a four year section 87B court-enforceable undertaking to assuage the regulator’s concerns...

The Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identify and Disrupt) Act 2021 (Cth) commenced on 4 September 2021. The legislation introduces three new warrant-based surveillance powers to equip the Australian Federal Police and the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission to combat...