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There’s significant reform on the horizon for Australia’s privacy laws. Recent high-profile data breaches have put data protection under a microscope and put a fire under the Attorney-General’s ongoing review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth). Organisations today face increasing pressure from regulators and the marketplace to improve how they collect, use, store and delete personal information, and how they manage data privacy.
This session, hosted by Gilbert + Tobin’s Tech + IP team in conjunction with ACC Australia, will cover:
a (brief) history of privacy law and global enforcement trends;
major privacy trends in Australia, including data breach class actions, recent enforcement actions for facial recognition technologies and the regulator pile-on to privacy;
the December 2022 amendments to the Privacy Act, including the new penalties regime; and
the current privacy reform process in Australia and a rundown of key proposals raised in the Attorney-General’s review of the Privacy Act.
8:00 am Registration, Networking & Breakfast | 8:30 am CLE Presentation 10:00 am Conclude
Please join panelists Rich Spilde and Sloane Dreyer for a breakfast CLE in the offices of Holland & Hart LLP in downtown Denver.
This presentation will delve into the evolving landscape of generative AI—like ChatGPT—highlighting the legal and compliance issues that come with emerging threats.
The presenters also will cover the intricacies of the emerging comprehensive privacy laws in the US, such as the Colorado Privacy Act, and explore the challenges organizations face in remaining compliant.
Page Seager Lawyers is excited to host ACC Australia members for an update on major changes to the unfair contract provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth). The changes to the Act will prohibit unfair contract terms in standard form contracts and introduce penalties for contravention of unfair contract term provisions of the Act. These changes come into effect on 10 November 2023.
Join Kathryn Speed and Sarah Standen for an overview of the changes and what steps need to be taken now by organisations to ensure compliance.
Piper Alderman is pleased to host a presentation considering the implications of greenwashing and the danger of making misrepresentations when it comes to ESG.
Join Tim O’Callaghan and Travis Shueard for a casual presentation over Italian wine tastings from John Caporaso of Mercato, and the opportunity to raise questions and discussion points among the group.
Guests will be seated for the presentation and wine tastings, commencing at 5:30pm, and welcome to stay and network after the presentation ends at approximately 7pm.
Light refreshments, wine, beer and soft drinks provided.
It’s not possible to anticipate every risk involved in a transaction or venture. But there are ways for organisations to protect themselves against risks as they emerge.
This session will consider contractual risk from the perspective of commercial and litigation lawyers, including:
identifying contractual risks and opportunities
determining what level of risk is acceptable
dealing with non-performance
preserving contractual rights and deescalating disputes
the role of external counsel
preserving relationships and negotiating a successful commercial outcome
identifying when to escalate and initiate action
Mark and Kerry will consider these issues with reference to matters they have advised on across a broad range of industries.
Please join us for a special event featuring Anna Bagley, Non-Executive Director, Chair Finance, Audit and Risk Committee, ACC Australia, and Senior Executive Compliance, Medibank, together with Madgwicks Lawyers' Specialist Workplace Health and Safety Partner, Luisa, as they run through a detailed case study following a workplace incident.
Drawing on real-life experience based on an anonymised incident, they will first outline and discuss what constitutes effective conduct following an accident in the workplace:
the correct process of notification;
initial critical steps required to be taken; and
how these steps may determine the level of enquiries by the Regulator.
We hope you will join us at this event either in person over breakfast at the Madgwicks' offices or online.
2022 and the start of 2023 will be remembered for the momentous developments in climate and energy law and policy at both the Commonwealth and State level in Australia. Since the change in Federal Government in 2022, Australia has also re-engaged on the international stage on issues such as climate change and biodiversity, as well as introducing a raft of legislation and policies, that has recently culminated in the Safeguard Mechanism reform at the national level. State Governments are following suit and are implementing a range of changes aimed at transforming their energy, economic and climate trajectories. It is clear that immediate, effective and meaningful action is occurring across governments, industry and society, but that much also remains to be done.
The breadth of ambition means that all industries, including the legal industry, are working fast to stay up-to-date on the range of issues and to take advantage of the vast opportunities presented by the clean energy and decarbonisation transition.
This seminar will cover:
the key recent energy and climate regulatory and policy reform announced across Australian jurisdictions that is driving project development and investment;
potential new reforms on the horizon; and
practical considerations and challenges for in-house counsel and industry professionals in navigating the reforms to achieve meaningful project and investment outcomes.
Lawyers attending this webinar in full can claim 1.5 CPD point in Substantive Law.
From the Optus and Medibank data breaches of 2022 to more recent attacks on Latitude, the rate and severity with which Australian businesses experience cybersecurity incidents is on a notable rise. Increasingly sophisticated cybercriminals and increasingly voluminous payloads of personal information are creating a perfect storm for both the private and public sector.
In this CPD session, Melissa Fai and Simon Burns, Partners in the TECH + IP team, explore the current cyber-threat landscape, demystify the complex web of legal obligations, and equip you with actionable strategies to bolster the ability of your in-house team to meet-the-moment when it comes to cybersecurity.
Cyberattacks are sharply on the rise in Australia, with 15% more reported data breaches in 2022 being due to cyberattacks as against 2021.
Additionally, further reforms to the Australian Privacy Act are expected to be announced later this year following the reforms late last year which increased the penalties of mishandling personal information or failing to report notifiable data breach.
Law Squared, who have signed on as an official supporter of Privacy Awareness Week 2023, will take you through a guided privacy and data training session focusing on:
An overview of some of the anticipated changes to the Privacy Act.
The importance of privacy awareness within organisations.
Good data hygiene practices for staff to avoid mishandling personal information.
How to reduce the risk of a data breach in day-to-day operations.
How to handle data breaches.
Practical steps that can be implemented to ensure you remain safely ahead of the curve.
Listed companies are feeling more and more vulnerable to unsolicited takeover approaches given market dynamics and the greater willingness of financial sponsors to pursue ASX listed entities.
Boards will expect their company’s inhouse legal teams to do what they can to prepare the company for receipt of a control proposal.
This webinar, hosted by Gilbert + Tobin’s market leading M+A team in conjunction with ACC Australia, will help in house legal teams to consider, prepare for and understand how respond to both formal offers and unsolicited approaches in relation to takeovers and mergers.
This session will focus on:
developing a takeover response strategy;
being prepared for the critical first 48 hours;
being alive to continuous disclosure obligations; and
unpacking some of the key strategies and tactics that may be deployed if necessary.
Gilbert + Tobin are also hosting Be Empowered: Navigating the Key Elements of Public M+A on Tuesday 22 August 2023, which members might also be interested in attending. Click here for more details.
