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Outsourcing: How can you comply with an obligation without performing the function?
30 Mar 2020
Alexa Bowditch
Previously a Lawyer at Holley NethercoteIn times like these, are you confident that your business will continue to comply with its obligations where it has outsourced its functions? We explore strategies that your business can…...
Read moreData Breach Reporting – What you need to know as a Licensee
19 Mar 2020
Fiona McCord
Previously a Senior Associate at Holley NethercoteAustralian Financial Services and Australian Credit Licensees are subject to data breach reporting requirements contained in the Privacy Act 1988 (“data breach law”). The law imposes a reporting obligation when…...
Read moreIf you thought that breach reporting was tough enough now…
12 Mar 2020
Paul Derham
Managing PartnerAustralia’s dob-yourself-in breach reporting is hard now, but things are about to get a lot harder. A new Bill (an exposure draft at this stage) seeks to amend the Corporations…...
Read more5 things to know about the FASEA Code of Conduct
28 Feb 2020
Sarah Archer
Special CounselThose of you caught-up in the wonderful world of FASEA have likely spent more time than you care to count deliberating with colleagues, reading about and considering the impact of…...
Read moreChanges to annualised salary arrangements: from 1 March 2020
13 Feb 2020
Naomi Fink
Special CounselIs your industry subject to a Modern Award? If yes, does the Award include an “annualised salary” provision? If yes, then from 1 March 2020, you must comply with new…...
Read moreComplying with your AML/CTF obligations
12 Feb 2020
Naomi Fink
Special CounselAUSTRAC Action: The Westpac Case AML/CTF obligations - A case study: Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) made national and international headlines on 20 November 2019, when it applied…...
Read moreRegulatory Developments – All that you can’t leave behind
31 Jan 2020
Samantha Hills
PartnerAs you turned the corner into 2020, you might have been grateful to leave the events of 2019 behind you. But regulatory developments in 2019 will drive the agenda in…...
Read moreRetail vs Wholesale Clients – Regulatory Concerns and Responses
23 Jan 2020
David Court
PartnerWhile there have been some changes to the wholesale client eligibility criteria since 2004, we appear to be reaching a point where a more fundamental reassessment of the distinction between…...
Read moreData breaches are big news, but don’t forget the privacy basics
20 Dec 2019
Zoe Higgins
Previously a Special Counsel at Holley NethercoteFrom February 2018 onward, the notifiable data breaches (NDB) regime introduced new obligations for Australian government agencies and private sector organisations that were already subject to the Privacy Act 1988…...
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