From 1 January 2026, businesses will be required to notify the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of certain acquisitions that meet prescribed thresholds and must not complete those transactions...
On 8 October 2025, the Federal Court issued the first civil penalty under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). The $5.8 million penalty represents a step-change in the enforcement...
The Australian Parliament has now passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Mergers and Acquisitions Reform) Bill 2024. Further to our previous legal insight article, this introduces a mandatory notification administrative model...
This recent case represents the first time the courts have considered non-cash payment facilities in the crypto-asset context and represents ASIC's increasing scrutiny and prosecution of crypto-asset projects.
A recent case in the Federal Court of Australia represents the first time the concept of 'debentures' has been considered by Australian courts with respect to cryptocurrencies.
It has been a challenging 12 months for crypto assets, with a number of high-profile collapses eroding trust in the sector.
On 27 June 2023, the Australian Prudential and Regulation Authority (APRA) announced it would impose on Medibank Private a capital adequacy requirement of $250 million.
Proceedings against social media giant Facebook demonstrate that the jurisdiction of the OAIC extends even to companies located predominantly outside of Australia.
On 26 July 2023 the Federal Court ordered two Facebook subsidiaries, Facebook Israel Ltd and Onavo Inc to each pay a pecuniary penalty of $10 million for engaging in misleading...
Regulatory activity in the first half of 2023 has included a joint investigation into Latitude Finance by the OAIC and New Zealand's Office of the Privacy Commissioner.
The recent findings of a review by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal into the practices of facial recognition software service Clearview provide valuable insights into the extra-territorial application of the Privacy...
On 16 February 2023 the Attorney-General's Department published the Privacy Act Review: Report 2022, which included three significant areas for reform.
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