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The Productivity Commission has found that it has become increasingly difficult for Australian consumers to access their right to repair. The right to repair refers to a person’s “ability to repair faulty goods and to access repair services at a competitive price”. This means that consumers should have the ability to have, for example, their …

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The newly passed Surveillance Legislation Amendment (Identity and Disrupt) Bill 2020 (Cth) has provided the Australian Federal Police (AFP) with new powers to infiltrate and disrupt online crime.  The Bill establishes three principal powers that will “bolster authorities’ ability to keep up with evolving technologies to protect Australians.” These three powers are categorised as warrants …

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With the passing of the Treasury Laws Amendment (2021 Measures No.1) Act 2021 (Amending Act) on 10 August 2021, electronic execution and/or utilising split execution (in which the two officers sign different copies of the same document) documents by Australian companies under section 127 of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) are once again expressly permitted. …

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) Chair Rod Sims recently gave a speech detailing the dominance of digital platforms online.  Our modern economy is built upon technology, with one or two major digital platforms influencing and shaping the behaviour and desires of consumers. According to Rod Sims, this makes it increasingly difficult to regulate …

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We are delighted to announce the promotion of Jonathan Beran to the position of Partner at Arnotts Technology Lawyers. Jonathan is an experienced Senior Lawyer and ex-General Counsel with more than 15 years of legal experience in corporate/commercial, disputes and regulatory matters with significant international experience. With Jonathan’s assistance the firm continues to focus on …

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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is taking legal action against Telstra, Optus and TPG in the Federal Court of Australia for making false and/or misleading representations over advertised NBN plan speeds. The ACCC claims that hundreds of thousands of consumers were misled about the maximum speeds they could receive for Fibre to the …

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The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner has revealed that the ride-sharing and delivery app Uber has breached Australian privacy laws. In a detailed investigation, Uber was held to have interfered with the privacy of approximately 1.2 million Australians and failed to take reasonable steps to implement practices, procedures and systems relating to Uber’s functions …

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In a landmark ruling, Justice Beach of the Federal Court of Australia has held that artificial intelligence (AI) is capable of being named as an inventor of a patent. This innovative case has been brewing for quite some time, starting with the developments of Dr Stephen Thaler and his program known as the Device for …

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The Australian Government recently opened the floor to public involvement as to the manner of strengthening the cybersecurity of Australia’s digital economy. Interested stakeholders are encouraged to prepare submissions to the Strengthening Australia’s Cyber Security Regulations and Incentives discussion paper. This discussion paper ties into Australia’s 2020 Cyber Security Strategy to deal with issues of …

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The Australian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) recently expressed its opinion on artificial intelligence (AI) decision-making. Consequently, the AHRC has now published its final report detailing AI regulation. The report followed a three-year investigation into technological growth and AI adoption in Australia. In its report, the AHRC dissected the benefits and risks of AI informed decision-making …

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