Privacy & Data Protection

The first quarter of 2025 has seen the senior lawyer writers at Practical Law Australia continue to add new and noteworthy content across our practice areas, while also making significant updates to our existing content to address new developments in law and legal life.

The Commonwealth Government is aiming for a coordinated and ethical adoption of AI with its new Policy for responsible use of AI in government which came into effect on 1 September 2024.

Compliance deadlines are looming for entities responsible for critical infrastructure assets

Get up to speed with recent developments in the regulation of online harms in Australia.

The Privacy Commissioner has called for urgent reform of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) after finding use of tracking pixels by TikTok does not contravene Australian Privacy Principles.

Large online platforms may have to rethink "consent or pay" models for collection and use of personal data under GDPR

Review to consider adequacy of Online Safety Act 2021 (Cth) to protect Australians from online harms including from generative AI and algorithms.

Many councils are using drones for investigative and compliance purposes whilst exercising their statutory power of entry.

The OAIC's Notifiable data breaches report (July -December 2023) has valuable insights into current privacy risks

Toolkit, Artificial intelligence (AI) provides a useful, time-saving guide to Practical Law's resources relating to AI

What to expect in developments in artificial intelligence (AI) law: UK, EU and internationally.

The Digital ID Bills propose a whole-of-economy Digital ID framework with built-in consumer and privacy safeguards to strengthen trust in Australia's digital economy.