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First tranche of privacy reforms bring progress but no long-term clarity
Yesterday, the Australian Government introduced into Parliament the first tranche of reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) under the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (the Bill ). T ...
Preparing for voluntary standards and mandatory legislation: a deep dive into Australia's evolving AI regulatory landscape
Over the past few weeks, the Australian Government has published a series of standards, proposals and policies which foreshadow the principles likely to be adopted in mandatory AI legislation once introduced. ...
Guide to addressing ESG impacts in generative AI deployment
This guide outlines key ESG risks and impacts companies deploying AI should consider, the questions they should be asking, and what to do in response. ...
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. ...
Takeaways from recent guidance on cyber incident disclosure obligations for listed companies
In this Insight, we examine the guidance note and related developments and offer our view as to when disclosure (for the purposes of the ASX listing rule requirements) of cyber incidents should generally only occur. ...
Guide to AI Procurement
As generative artificial intelligence moves from pilot to production, organisations are grappling with the push to rapidly procure AI tools while appropriately managing the risks. ...
An integrated strategy of denial: Australia's 2024 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program
Australia's 2024 National Defence Strategy and Integrated Investment Program ...
Licensing emerging process technologies: modern approaches to risk allocation
Licensing emerging technology is a tempting prospect when navigating decarbonisation and sustainability. We outline the risks of applying standard liability positions when licensing nascent technology; and provide some key risk mitigants for prospective licensees. ...
Patentability of computer-implemented inventions remains unclear
In this Insight, we unpack Justice Burley's reasoning for the approach taken and consider where this latest judgment (Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited v Commissioner of Patents (No 3) [2024] FCA 212) leaves us on this topical issue. ...
Why organisations must embed mental health and wellbeing support into cyber incident response planning
Mental health and wellbeing support for cyber professionals, incident response teams and staff targeted in cyber incidents, is now essential to cyber risk management and incident response planning. ...