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One cyber incident, many breaches: first civil penalty under the Privacy Act
The Federal Court has approved Australian Clinical Labs' settlement agreement with the Australian Information Commissioner (the Commissioner) to pay a $5.8 million penalty, and a contribution of $400, ...
OAIC weighs in on privacy aspects of Social Media Minimum Age regime
From 10 December 2025, age-restricted social media platforms must take 'reasonable steps' to prevent users under the age of 16 from having accounts. Although the social media minimum age (SMMA) regime ...
Government consults on expanding Australian financial services law to digital assets
After a long period of discussion about potential digital asset reform, the Treasury has released draft legislation—the Treasury Laws Amendment (Regulating Digital Asset, and Tokenised Custody, ...
A step-by-step guide to assessing compromised data after a cyber incident
This guide is designed to help you address compromised data after a cyber incident, and includes 11 key steps that cover what to do before, and after, an incident. ...
Cyber resilience and incident response in healthcare
Cyber incidents are disproportionately frequent in the healthcare sector—and their consequences are often more severe. The potentially life-threatening risk to patient care means that healthcare ...
The rise of stablecoins—Australian regulatory developments and their global context
Major progress is being made in modernising Australia's digital asset regulatory framework. ASIC Corporations (Stablecoin Distribution Exemption) Instrument 2025/631 grants class relief for intermedia ...
Harnessing AI and data through a new regulatory blueprint? Productivity Commission diverts the conversation
The Productivity Commission released its Interim Report into 'Harnessing data and digital technologies' (Interim Report), with a series of robust recommendations and proposals that are already spurring public debate on key aspects of technology and data regulation and innovation. ...
Towards a waterfall model: insights from eSafety’s Consultation and the Age Assurance Technology Trial
On 10 December 2025, the Government's social media minimum age restrictions will take effect. Against this backdrop, on 1 September, the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Developm ...
Federal Court finds in favour of Epic Games in landmark case
The Court’s decision marks a significant moment in the ongoing global conversation around digital platforms and competition law. 'We are pleased to have advised Epic Games on this globally ...
The Allens AI Australian law benchmark
To cut through the hype and provide concrete insights, Allens has established an ongoing benchmarking process in consultation with Linklaters LLP. This allows us to systematically evaluate and track the progress of generative AI in answering legal questions under Australian law over time. ...