The Australian government has recently introduced new positive security obligations for owners of critical infrastructure assets. The new laws require owners and operators of critical infrastructure to take a more proactive approach to security. Critical infrastructure includes assets and systems that are essential to the functioning of Australia’s economy and society, such as electricity grids, …
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Client Legal Privilege (CLP), also known as “legal professional privilege”, is a common law right belonging to the client that protects legal advice given by a lawyer to his or her client and any communications relating to actual or potential court proceedings. The idea behind CLP is to facilitate the administration of justice by allowing …
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Regulatory compliance refers to the laws, regulations, guidelines and standards of a particular industry or area of operation that an organisation must adhere to. Whilst regulatory compliance differs from state to state and country to country, the essential goal is to ensure that businesses operate within the standards set in their particular industry, so that …
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The popularity of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) has grown exponentially in the past 20 years with more and more companies choosing to run their software applications in the cloud rather than on their computer. As this business model continues to expand rapidly across all sectors, and developments such as open integrations and automation are incorporated into SaaS …
The World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology (WASET) is organising an international conference on artificial intelligence (AI) and legal reasoning in Sydney, Australia on May 11-12, 2023. The conference aims to bring together researchers, scientists, scholars, engineers, academics, and practitioners from various fields of AI and law to present their latest research findings and …
The Australian government is developing a new cyber security strategy for 2023-2030, aiming to enhance the nation’s resilience and capability in cyberspace. The strategy will be informed by a public consultation process, led by an expert advisory board appointed by the Minister for Cyber Security. The board has released a discussion paper that outlines the …
A first-of-its-kind report by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) has highlighted the challenges posed by China’s technological dominance. The report notes that China is quickly surpassing the United States and other Western countries in key technological areas such as artificial intelligence, 5G networks, and quantum computing. This dominance is not just limited to the …
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Australian Product Safety Pledge saw retailers delist more than 15,000 unsafe products from online marketplaces. The pledge was introduced in November 2020 as a voluntary initiative to encourage major online retailers, such as eBay, AliExpress, Catch, Kogan, and Amazon, to commit to removing unsafe products from their platforms. …
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The lawyer-client relationship can at times be difficult when both parties have different understandings of the problem at hand and different expectations as to how to best solve the problem. The most common issue between technology lawyers and their clients is clear communication. For a technology lawyer to help you with your matter, whether it …
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The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) recently released a report on its investigation into Modica Group Limited, a mobile messaging provider. The report found that Modica had breached the Reducing Scam Calls and SCAM SMs Industry Code (Code) by sending unsolicited commercial electronic messages to Australian mobile phone numbers. For a full reading of …
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