Cyber, Data and Technology

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New OAIC guidance on automated decision-making transparency obligations

By: Leah Mooney, Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Zane Jhetam The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) has released new guidance to support compliance with the automated decision-making (ADM) transparency obligations introduced by the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 (Cth). The guidance provides practical insight into how APP entities should approach compliance with […]

By : Joshua Weiler Oct 2, 2026 Comments Off

Thought Leadership

Cyber, Data and Technology APAC Bulletin – Issue 16

Authors: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Stephen Morrissey, Christy Mellifont, Lana Remedi, Leah Mooney, Joseph Fitzgerald, Sorawat Wongkaweepairot, Jorge Nicholas, Stefanie Constance, Katie Kyung, Rima Shenoy, Anke Joubert, Danyon Soligo, Maree Pasvanis, William Garling, Kay Chan, Bianca Tang, Amy Koralis, Jarod Inzitari, Avani Ram, Laura Glasson, Miles McConway, Olive Huang, Tori Pfeifer, Pippa Austin, Melissa Er, […]

By : Joshua Weiler Sep 17, 2026 Comments Off

WK News

2026 Wotton Kearney APIG Scholarship: Winner announced

Congratulations to Roger Wong at SURA Technology Risks on being awarded the 2026 Wotton Kearney APIG Scholarship. This year’s applicants were asked to identify a major issue in their area of insurance and propose how it could be resolved. Roger impressed the judging panel with his submission on ‘Information Asymmetry in the World of Cyber […]

By : Joshua Weiler Sep 15, 2026 Comments Off

Thought Leadership

Second Tranche Privacy Reforms have arrived: what organisations need to know

By: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk and Leah Mooney The Australian Government has recently released the Exposure Draft Privacy Amendment (Personal Data Protection) Bill 2026, marking the next major step in its efforts to modernise and strengthen Australia’s privacy laws for the digital age. The proposed reforms would significantly reshape Australia’s privacy framework, introducing new requirements […]

By : Joshua Weiler Sep 1, 2026 Comments Off

Case Alerts, Thought Leadership

Privacy at a crossroads: Australia’s new tort awaits its defining case

By: Richard Leder and Isabelle Ferrali Introduction For decades, Australian privacy law was characterised as much by what it did not protect as by what it did. Unlike the United Kingdom, Australia had no generally recognised cause of action allowing an individual to sue simply because another person had invaded their privacy or misused their […]

By : Joshua Weiler Aug 17, 2026 Comments Off

Case Alerts

Bondi Icebergs founder Maurice Terzini, Nine and the new privacy tort

By: Leah Mooney, Georgie Austin and Isabelle Ferrali Introduction Bondi Icebergs founder Maurice Terzini has commenced proceedings in the NSW Supreme Court against Nine Entertainment and his former wife, Emma Addams, in what could be the first substantial case invoking the newly legislated tort of serious invasion of privacy. According to the statement of claim, Terzini […]

By : Joshua Weiler Aug 5, 2026 Comments Off

Thought Leadership

Cyber, Data and Technology APAC Bulletin – Issue 15

Authors: Kieran Doyle, Nicole Gabryk, Stephen Morrissey, Christy Mellifont, Lana Remedi, Leah Mooney, Joseph Fitzgerald, Sorawat Wongkaweepairot, Pippa Austin, Gavin Davies, James Stavridis, Katie Kyung, Jorge Nicholas, Amanda Tai, Melissa Er, Nuttida Doungwirote, Rebekah Maxton, Olivija Radinovic, Anke Joubert, Stefanie Constance, Ilias Tsirogiannis, Miles McConway, Kayleigh Maxwell, Danyon Soligo, Emily McCullough, Olive Huang, Alyssa Martino, Maree […]

By : Joshua Weiler May 7, 2026 Comments Off

Case Alerts

When AI goes to court: lessons from Jones v Family Court at Whangārei

By: Antony Holden Jones v Family Court at Whangārei [2026] NZSC 1 The New Zealand Supreme Court’s decision in Jones v Family Court at Whangārei [2026] NZSC 1 is a sharp reminder that artificial intelligence, left unchecked, can turn Court submissions into a professional liability event. Although the case involved a self-represented litigant, the Court’s […]

By : Joshua Weiler May 5, 2026 Comments Off

Thought Leadership

Class Actions in Focus: Defining Decisions in 2025 and Trends to Watch

Over 1,000 class actions filed, $1.5 billion in settlements, and a landmark Robodebt settlement that made history. 2025 was a milestone year for class actions in Australia, and 2026 is shaping up to be just as consequential. Our class actions experts unpack some key developments and trend themes in their latest article – Class Actions […]

By : Joshua Weiler Mar 31, 2026 Comments Off

WK News

Wotton Kearney continues to turbocharge Cyber, Data and Technology team with new appointment

Wotton Kearney has expanded its Cyber, Data and  Technology (CDT) practice – now the largest specialist practice across Asia Pacific – with the appointment of Leah Mooney as AI Governance and Privacy Lead in Brisbane. Leah brings more than two decades of specialist expertise in data protection, privacy, cyber security law, technology governance and incident […]

By : Joshua Weiler Feb 23, 2026 Comments Off

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