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ACCC preliminary report on Google and Facebook could lead to major privacy law changes
On 10 December 2018 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission released its preliminary report in relation to the Digital Platforms...
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New NES entitlement: Unpaid Domestic and Family Violence Leave
In its final flurry of legislative activity for 2018, the Federal parliament has today passed an amendment to the Fair...
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Profiles in Privacy | Justin Geri, Ferrier Hodgson
Welcome to the December edition of Profiles in Privacy. In this series we profile prominent players in privacy and data...
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Human rights at the forefront
On 31 October 2018, the Queensland Government introduced new human rights legislation into Parliament. Although not constituting a statutory bill...
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Procedural fairness not readily ousted
Administrative decision makers are subject to a common law duty to accord procedural fairness for decisions which affect rights, interests...
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When is a decision subject to judicial review?
The Judicial Review Act 1991 (Qld) (JRA) provides an avenue for a person aggrieved by an administrative decision to seek...
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When is it too late? The equitable right to discharge a mortgage right before the fall of the auctioneer’s hammer
In Six Bruce Pty Ltd v Jadig Finance Pty Ltd [2018] VSC 552, the Supreme Court of Victoria considered whether...
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Two for one: The Court may issue two arrest warrants for failure to attend an examination
The appeal of the decision of the Federal Court in the case of Mensink v Parbery [2018] FCAFC 101 examines...
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Mere assertion is not enough: The Federal Court provides a reminder of the evidence required to set aside a creditor’s statutory demand for genuine dispute
In Aussie Hoist Property Pty Ltd v Mulqueen [2018] FCA 1493, the Federal Court has given a timely reminder that...
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Linc Energy: Special leave refused by High Court
In the final instalment of the Linc Energy Case,[1] the High Court has refused to grant the Queensland State Government...
Read moreData protection and the human error curse: Part 1 | Why CEOs and Directors need to be concerned
Something as simple as inadvertently sending a customer’s personal information to another person could cost your company dearly – lost...
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