February 14, 2017
Dating apps are notorious for both collecting a huge amount of highly sensitive personal information and being the subject of data breaches. Ashley Madison data breach being just the most dramatic instance.
The Privacy Commissioner has issued a dos and don’ts on 4 dating apps, Tinder, Grindr, Happn and Bumble. As far as it goes it is Read the rest of this entry »
The Privacy Commissioner has issued a statement regarding the passage of the Mandatory Data breach notification Bill. The Privacy Commissioner has Read the rest of this entry »
The Supreme Court, per Sifris J, heard an application under sections 233 and 461(1)(k) of the Corporations Act 2001 in Peter Exton & Anor v Extons Pty Ltd & Ors [2017] VSC 14.
Many oppression proceedings in the Corporations List involve family run companies. Exton v Extons Pty Ltd is not unusual in this regard. The First Plaintiff, Peter, and the Sixth Defendant, Ian, are brothers. They each hold, either directly or indirectly, 50% of the shares in each of the companies that made up the Extons group. They are also directors of those companies [1].
The Extons group was commenced by Peter and Ian’s father and uncle in the 1950s, when it was started . It engages in earthworks, excavating and contracting in New South Wales and Victoria and occasionally sells machines including machines that it holds for the purposes of its contracting work [2].
Peter started Read the rest of this entry »
February 13, 2017
Australia now has a form of mandatory data breach notification law.
The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 passed in the Senate today. The Greens, per Senator Ludlum attempted to amend the bill slightly. Without success.
Unless the Government fixes a date for commencement by Proclamation it will commence operation in 12 months from the date the Bill receives Royal Assent.
February 10, 2017
The Privacy (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 was introduced into the Senate last Wednesday, 8 February 2017. It was read a first time and will be placed on the Notice Paper for second reading debate at a time of the Government’s choosing. Given Read the rest of this entry »
February 8, 2017
Yesterday the second reading speeches of the Privacy Amendment (Notifable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 concluded and the Bill was read a third time. It is now heading to the Senate. Given the Opposition and the Xenaphon team are supporting Read the rest of this entry »
February 5, 2017
In Gucce Holdings Pty Ltd v Bank of Queensland Limited [2017] FCA 12 the Federal Court considered whether a sale for undervalue, or at least a claim as such, was a basis for an offsetting claim (and what is required) as well as whether a special leave application was sufficient to set aside a statutory demand.
Gucce Holdings Pty Ltd (ACN 099 191 714) filed an application, [1], with an affidavit of Tina Michelle Bazzo, director of Gucce,[2], on 29 December 2015 pursuant to s 459G of the Corporations Act 2001to set aside a statutory demand made by the Bank of Queensland Limited.
Bazzo stated that Read the rest of this entry »
February 2, 2017
Telstra had a good start to the year with a thumping victory over the Privacy Commissioner in the Federal Court in Privacy Commissioner v Telstra Corporation in January. It was a big win for Telstra and a big loss for the Privacy Commissioner. It is a disaster for the Privacy Act. In the digital space it has gutted the Act. Given Read the rest of this entry »