The Administrative Review Tribunal (Tribunal) recently set aside the Privacy Commissioner’s (Commissioner) 2024 determination[1] that Bunnings Group Limited’s (Bunnings) had acted unlawfully in its use of facial recognition technology (FRT) in stores, finding that Bunnings conduct in scanning customer faces fell within a statutory exception of the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth) [...]
In Australia, the conduct between franchisors and franchisees is regulated by the Competition and Consumer (Industry Codes—Franchising) Regulations 2024 (“Franchising Code of Conduct”). The Franchising Code of Conduct is a mandatory industry code enacted pursuant to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (“CCA”), and makes compliance mandatory for those [...]
In Australia, the Spam Act 2003 (‘Spam Act’) contains requirements in relation to the sending of commercial electronic messages (‘CEMs’) which include, but are not limited to, SMS and email messages. Section 16 of the Spam Act expressly prohibits the sending of unsolicited CEMs that have an Australian link[1] and [...]
In today’s world, it is not unusual for businesses to make claims about the environmental benefits of their services or products to consumers- it is however important to ensure that those claims are accurate. “Greenwashing” is a term, which generally speaking, refers to the making of false or misleading environmental [...]
In the wake of increasing data breaches,[1] on 29 November 2024, the Government passed its new tranche of legislative measures under its 2023-2030 Australian Cyber Security Strategy seeking to address legislative gaps, and bring Australia in line with international standards.[2] The Cyber Security Act 2024 (“Act”) introduces several key measures [...]
In our previous article, we reported on the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2024 (Cth) (“Bill”). The Bill passed both Houses of Parliament on 29 November 2024 and received Royal Assent on 10 December 2024.[1] As foreshadowed, the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Cth) introduces a range of [...]
As we reported in our previous article (https://pointonpartners.com.au/privacy-act-reform-is-on-the-way/), the Federal Government released a Privacy Act Review Report (“Review”) last year foreshadowing changes to privacy legislation in Australia. A response to the recommendations outlined in the Review was then released by the Federal Government following feedback and consultations. In his speech [...]
In this digital age, it is interesting to note that legislation known as the “Artificial Intelligence Act” (“Act”) was recently approved by the European Parliament on March 13, 2024.[1] The Act aims “to promote the uptake of human centric and trustworthy artificial intelligence (AI) while ensuring a high level of [...]
Further reflecting on the success of the AGM of LAWorld in Sydney, with some additional photos of our team at the fantastic event. We again give thanks to all of our LAWorld network for a successful and informative AGM and very much look forward to building upon the prestigious international [...]
Legal action has been initiated in the Federal Court of Australia between Koninklijke Douwe Egberts BV (“KDE”) and Jacobs Douwe Egberts AU Pty Ltd (“JDE”), as the applicants, with respect to the coffee brand, Moccona, against Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd (“Vittoria”), as the respondent, in relation to promoting and selling [...]
