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Cyberhacks in Australia – do you know the legal implications?

Companies across Australia have been scrambling in recent weeks to get on top of their cyber risk, after Optus, and then Medibank, fell victim to massive data breaches. If it can happen to two such large, well-resourced organisations, then the implication is pretty clear that it can happen to anyone. Naturally, it has been a theme at many AGMs held this month.If a business becomes aware it has been hacked, there is a lot to think about at a time…

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A guide to the consultation wonderland

Everyday across the nine governments at the federal and state level, there are literally hundreds of consultation processes underway (and that is before we consider more than 530 local councils.) At the moment the relatively new federal government is in the midst of multiple consultation exercises across all portfolios. The two highest profile examples are the Employment White Paper which is itself a continuation of the extensive engagement in the lead up to the Jobs and Skills Summit in September.…