by Katarina Klaric, Principal, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants COVID-19 restrictions have resulted in many workplaces requiring their employees to work remotely from home. This has resulted in unprecedented technological challenges for government agencies and private sector/non-for-profit organisations to implement technological solutions which enable secure data access and connectivity for their employees. The use of video conferencing … [Read more...] about Protecting Confidential Information and Personal Data during COVID-19 – April 2020
Legal Updates
ACCC: Response to COVID-19 Pandemic – Legal Update (8 April 2020)
Businesses should be aware that competition and consumer laws still apply during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Australian Competition & Consumer Commission (ACCC) released the ACCC 2020 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities in February 2020. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, on 27 March 2020, the ACCC announced that the 2020 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities will remain in place. However, the ACCC will be prioritising its focus on the … [Read more...] about ACCC: Response to COVID-19 Pandemic – Legal Update (8 April 2020)
ACCC: Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2020 – Legal Update
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ('ACCC'), the agency responsible for enforcement of competition, consumer and product safety laws in Australia has issued its 2020 Compliance and Enforcement Policy[i]. The ACCC’s focus will remain on product safety issues likely to cause serious harm to consumers and on conduct that will or has the potential to harm the competitive process, and result in widespread consumer or small business … [Read more...] about ACCC: Compliance and Enforcement Priorities for 2020 – Legal Update
Compensation & Penalties for Privacy Data Breaches under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
by Katarina Klaric, Principal & Director, Stephens Lawyers & Consultants Data breaches involving an individual’s personal, medical and financial/credit information can result in reputational damage and financial losses. The Australian privacy law provides for an individual affected by a data privacy breach to seek compensation from the organisation involved in the breach. The individual may also have claims for the data privacy breach … [Read more...] about Compensation & Penalties for Privacy Data Breaches under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)
Privacy & Risk Management – Information Sheet 3 (Updated March 2020)
Risk Management: Data Protection and Privacy Compliance Privacy compliance and data breach risk management is too often not taken seriously by Australian organisations. The complexity of organisational structures and IT business systems in many instances results in management not knowing what data is collected by whole of business and how the data is managed. Privacy policies often do not accurately reflect how the organisation manages personal … [Read more...] about Privacy & Risk Management – Information Sheet 3 (Updated March 2020)