THE THREAT ENVIRONMENT In June 2020, the Prime Minister brought to the Australian public’s attention the vulnerabilities which they may face through unsecure cyber assets. He announced that, after attacks from a “sophisticated, state-based cyber actor”, the Government was on heightened alert to the relatively new threat to Australian industries and businesses. [1] The threat … Read more
At the height of coronavirus in 2020, the Queensland Government introduced the COVID-19 Emergency Response Regulation 2020 (Qld) – the goal to effect temporary changes to the operation of the Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act[1]in order to provide greater residential and financial security to vulnerable tenants in a pandemic-stricken world. However, with society slowly … Read more
Information Privacy Law as a Current and Evolving Issue Due to Facebook-Cambridge Analytica, Lloyd v Google LLC, and COVID-19-related contact tracing regimes imposed around the world giving rise to widespread collections and exchanges of data and personal information, the concerns around the role and operation of privacy law has been on an upslope.[1] Organisations such as schools, businesses, restaurants, cafes, churches and their related entities must pay attention to how privacy … Read more
Defamation is commonly regarded as an imputation or assertion which would cause ordinary, reasonable members of society to think less of someone. It must be published and it must be untrue. Previously, to “publish” such an imputation or assertion required the physical printing and dissemination of a document but, with the wider reach and influence of online platforms, … Read more
Case Note: Richardson v Wagner [2021] QDC 24 In the immortal words of William Shakespeare’s ‘Hamlet’: “Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of Husbandry”[1]. Put simply – loans and relationships often do not mix well. This principle was clearly on display … Read more
‘WP’ and Secretary to the Department of Home Affairs (Privacy) [2021] AICmr 2 (11 January 2021)[1] – DHA Breaches Privacy Act Earlier this month, the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (AOIC) determined and declared that the federal Department of Home Affairs (DHA) had breached the privacy of 9,258 individual asylum seekers living in various … Read more
In a significant decision regarding historical child sexual abuse claims in Australia, the Supreme Court of Victoria has permitted a former altar boy to proceed with his claim for compensation against the Catholic church despite receiving a prior settlement in 1996. This Court formed this view on the basis that it was “just and reasonable” … Read more
In Solomon Woldeyohannes v Zion Church in Melbourne Australia Inc [2020] FWC 4194, a relationship breakdown occurred between the Zion Church in Melbourne (“the church”) and one of its pastors, Solomon Woldeyohannes (“the applicant”). As a result, a claim for unfair dismissal under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (“the Act”) was made. On 11 … Read more
If you’ve ever entered into a consumer agreement only to find yourself with a product or service that falls utterly short of what was promised, it’s possible that you were misled or deceived into entering into the agreement. By section 18 of Australian Consumer Law (ACL), it is stated that in “trade or commerce”, a … Read more
Whether your business is struggling to pay its creditors due to the impacts of COVID-19 or for any other reasons, a looming question arises as to whether there are any options that can be undertaken to save your business. One such option worth exploring is a process called Voluntary Administration (“VA”). What is VA? VA … Read more
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