Over the past 12 months we have observed a seismic shift in the focus on the privacy landscape in Australia…
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Are the Australian Privacy Reforms on your radar?
The Australian privacy landscape is changing. In December 2022, amendments came into force to amend the Privacy Act 1998 (Cth)…
Pharmacy Sale and Purchase Update
The most common question we are asked by pharmacists looking to sell or buy a pharmacy is, ‘at what stage…
Collaborative arrangements between medical practitioners and eligible nurse practitioners and eligible midwives
The Health Insurance Act 1973 and the Health Insurance Regulations 2018 (Regulations) permit eligible midwives and eligible nurse practitioners to…
Online Reviews & Defamation
Meridian is increasingly receiving enquiries from both health practitioners and service providers seeking advice regarding negative reviews placed online by…
The Privacy Landscape in Australia following the introduction of the Notifiable Data Breaches (NDB) scheme in 2018
The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) introduced the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme in February 2018 (the Scheme). The…
Proposed reforms to strengthen the unfair contract term regime in standard form contracts under the Australian Consumer Law
The Treasury Laws Amendment (enhancing Tax Integrity and Supporting Business Investment) Bill 2022 has been introduced into Federal Parliament and,…
New Franchise Disclosure Register
As a result of the Competition & Consumer (Industry Codes-Franchising) Amendment (Franchise Disclosure Register) Regulations 2022, which commenced on 1…
Privacy Awareness Week | 2 – 8 May 2022
While 84% of Australians consider privacy to be important when they are choosing a website or digital service, only 20%…
7-Eleven in breach of privacy laws over survey collecting facial images
The Australian Information Commissioner and Privacy Commissioner, Angelene Falk, recently determined that 7-Eleven interfered with up to 1.6 million customers’…
New Director Identifier Number regime now mandated for all directors
From 1 November 2021, all directors of Australian registered bodies corporate are required to apply for a director identification number…