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Victorian Institute of Technology found in breach of anti-spam laws

The Victorian Institute of Technology (VIT) has been found to be in breach of Australia’s anti-spam legislation. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) commenced an investigation into VIT’s compliance …
October 9, 2022

New research project finds growing presence of artificial intelligence in courtrooms worldwide

The Australian Institute for Judicial Administration (AIJA), UNSW Law & Justice, UNSW Allens Hub for Technology, Law, and Innovation, and the Law Society of NSW’s Future of Law and Innovation …
October 9, 2022

Human Technology Institute releases a model law for facial recognition in Australia

Following the alleged misuse of facial recognition technology by local retailers this year, the Human Technology Institute has released a report proposing a model law for facial recognition. Facial recognition …
October 4, 2022

Meta fined $400 million for breach of Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation

Ireland’s Data Protection Commission (Commission) has fined Meta (Facebook) approximately $400 million for contravening the General Data Protection Regulation’s (GDPR) privacy laws relating to the protection of children’s privacy online. …
September 25, 2022

APRA proposes new operational risk management requirements for emerging technology activities

At Arnotts Technology Lawyers, we regularly advise technology providers, including As-a-Service providers who supply services to Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) regulated entities, including banks, in relation to prudential and …
September 25, 2022

Treasury seeks stakeholder consultation to allow virtual regulatory hearings and examinations

The Treasury is seeking stakeholder opinion on new legislation to clarify the ability of regulators to hold virtual hearings and examinations. The proposed Treasury Laws Amendment (Modernising Business Communications) Bill …
September 19, 2022

Federal Court decision examines insurance policy in the context of cyberattacks

In the decision of Inchcape Australia Limited v Chubb Insurance Australia Limited [2022] FCA 883, the Federal Court of Australia interpreted the terms of an insurance policy in the case …
September 19, 2022

Priority registration for “.au” domain names until 20 September 2022

Australian organisations, businesses and individuals can now register for a new category of domain names in Australia. This category is known as “.au direct” and will allow website URLs to …
September 19, 2022

Commonwealth Ombudsman report highlights compliance issues when handling telecommunications metadata

The Commonwealth Ombudsman released its annual report of the Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Act 1979 (Cth). This report detailed the inspection of agencies’ records relating to stored communications and access …
September 19, 2022

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