Mandatory data breach notification laws have passed parliament. Baker McKenzie partner Patrick Fair explains how the laws will work and what they will mean for business. Please click on the thumbnail below to listen to the interview.
Our cyber security chart outlines the existing array of Australian Federal Government programs and organisations related to cyber security. The chart has been updated to include features of Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy that was released by the Prime Minister in 2016.The types of government cyber security organisations and programs that are detailed in the chart include:Australian Cyber Security CentreACMAASICACORNOnSecureCERT AustraliaOAICIn producing this chart we recognize that we may not have a complete and accurate picture…
New legislation amending online gambling laws is before Parliament. Baker McKenzie partner Patrick Fair discusses what the reforms would mean for local and offshore players.
It has been observed that an average car spends only around 5% of its life actually being driven. For most of rest of the time it sits unused parked in a driveway, on the roadside or in a parking station. On this basis, the introduction of automated vehicles could reduce the number of cars needed to meet existing transport demand by as much as 95%.Driverless vehicles also hold out the prospect of freeing up driver…
UPDATE: Please click here for the latest version of our Australian cyber security organisations chart in which we outline the existing array of Commonwealth organisations and programs related to cyber security. The chart has been updated to include the changes implemented and proposed under Australia’s Cyber Security Strategy._______________________________________________________________________________On 21 April 2016, the Australian Federal Government launched a new $230 million Cyber Security Strategy (the Strategy) aimed at combatting the increasing number of online threats and…
Part of the b:INFORM 2015/2016 Cloud Survey Trend SeriesMany banking regulators consider cloud computing to be a form of outsourcing. For supervised financial institutions, use of external cloud computing for material business functions is a regulated activity. Previously issued guidance by financial regulators on outsourcing and offshoring is likely to apply to cloud services, in addition to specific cloud related statements.Board Level Attention RequiredThe FFIEC in the US, the FCA in the UK, and APRA…
The Australian and French privacy regulators have also respectively issued guidance on getting accountability right but take a slightly different approach compared to the Canadian, Hong Kong and Colombian regulators in that they do not expressly refer to, or promote the implementation of, privacy management programs.The French ApproachThe French data protection authority was the first European privacy regulator to release a standard outlining what accountability means in practice. The French Standard, released in January 2015,…
Australia is getting closer to joining the growing list of countries with a mandatory data breach notification scheme. We are currently witnessing a significant increase in countries debating and/or enacting legislation requiring entities to notify serious data breaches to supervisory authorities and frequently also affected individuals. Businesses need to respond to this trend by implementing incident response plans (ideally on an international scale) and reflecting notification requirements in controller/ processor contracts.We previously summarised the key legislative…
Drones are becoming increasingly common in the private and commercial spheres. Here are three things you should know about drones and related legal issues:What Are Drones?Drones—otherwise known as remotely piloted aircraft (RPAs), unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS)—are aircraft without a human pilot aboard.Drones can vary significantly in terms of size, sophistication, function and cost, and can be used for a variety of purposes ranging from purely personal / recreational uses to…