Ensuring Transparency and Accountability: Whistleblower Policies
Historically, whistleblowers have played an important role in calling out corporate misconduct and potential harm to consumers and the community. There is even an annual International Whistleblower Day to recognise the positive contribution of whistleblowers in society, to be held this year on July 30th. Generally, a whistleblower is someone who reports (when they have reasonable grounds to...
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Is Your Company’s Anti-corruption and Bribery Program Ready for the Impact of the NACC?
Is your company’s anti-corruption and bribery program ready for the impact of the NACC? In July of 2023, the commencement of the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) saw the culmination of a decades long battle against bribery and corruption in Australia. For many businesses, the impact of the NACC’s establishment may not have been immediately obvious, largely because the focus of the...
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The Modern Slavery Act Review: What It Means for Australian Businesses
As the landscape of corporate social responsibility continues to evolve, and ESG continues its trajectory as a key strategic objective, businesses must remain committed and vigilant in addressing modern slavery risks. In Australia, the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Modern Slavery Act) establishes national modern slavery reporting requirements and requires many large companies based, or...
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The Privacy Act Review Report – What Businesses Need To Do Now To Prepare For Privacy Compliance Reform
Change is coming On the 16th February 2023, the Attorney-General’s Department released the long-awaited report on its Review (Review) of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act). Just shy of 320 pages, and incorporating no less than 116 separate proposals, the Privacy Act Review Report (Report) heralds what is likely to be a significant change in the privacy compliance landscape in Australia....
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PUTTING THE ‘SG’ IN ‘ESG’
In today’s crowded and hyper-competitive marketplace, the term ‘ESG’ has become critical to businesses looking to distinguish themselves and get ahead. But how much do you truly know and understand about key ESG factors and how to demonstrate commitment to them, to help your business soar above the pack? As is fast becoming widespread knowledge in the corporate sector, the acronym ESG...
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Top 3 lessons learnt from the Optus data breach
Unless you spent the end of September 2022 on a digital detox, you would know by now about the Optus data breach. On the afternoon of Thursday 22 September 2022, a national public holiday held to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, headlines began appearing that Optus, Australia’s second largest telecommunications provider, had experienced a ‘significant’ data breach as a result of cyber...
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New spam rules confirm customers want to ‘unsubscribe’, not ‘manage their preferences’
The Australian Government has updated the nation’s spam rules, supporting the current approach taken by the spam regulator in its enforcements and guidance – that organisations sending commercial electronic messages must make it simpler for customers to ‘unsubscribe’. The Spam Regulations 2021 (Cth) (regulations) provide more specific instructions on the operation and application of the...
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Safety first: why implementing internal policies is vital for SMEs
Comprehensive internal policies create vital benchmarks for, and add value to, your business, and assist in safeguarding it against risk An internal policy framework will not only demonstrate clear expectations for employees around behaviour and performance, it will improve and protect the ways in which customers, clients and suppliers interact with your business. Your policies don’t need to be...
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4 common legal workplace risks and how to mitigate them
FREE 1 HOUR WEBINAR ON 30TH JUNE 2022 @ 10AM AEST: Are you ready to Empower & Embed Compliance? Join us to learn how to operationalise compliance in key ESG areas, privacy & modern slavery. Risk is an intrinsic part of business; and while the potential implications vary greatly depending on the type of risk, in essence, it’s how well you plan for them that really matters. Most...
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Data Privacy Day – 28 January
Privacy regulation and the safe and effective handling of data is a risk area of increasing significance for business owners. There are significant financial and reputational implications for potential breaches. Failure to comply with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) can attract penalties of up to $2.1 million, with the Australian government planning to increase this penalty to $10...
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Legal impacts for Australian business owners post-COVID
While much has been written about protecting ourselves, our businesses, our staff and our clients during the pandemic, as Australia posts its highest quarterly growth in 44 years, there is more to consider than just being COVIDSafe. As the business support that has been afforded by the government is phased out, there will be new commercial issues to manage, with associated risks to mitigate,...
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Reviewing the Privacy Act – important implications for Australian business
The Australian Government has announced it is reviewing the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), to “ensure privacy settings empower consumers, protect their data and best serve the Australian economy.” The review is long-awaited and forms part of the government’s response to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) Digital Platforms Inquiry – Final Report....
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Electronic signatures in Australia – don’t get left behind
. Electronic signatures have been rapidly replacing manual processes in recent years, with their use becoming even more widespread following the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The massive global shift to remote working in 2020 has demanded that workers overcome practical challenges of not working side-by-side in an office space, and that includes document signing. Many organisations have...
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Mental health awareness in the workplace – everyone’s a winner
Protecting and improving the mental health and wellbeing of your employees isn’t only in their best interests. A healthy team means a healthy business. If you’re an employee, you have a right to a safe workplace but you also have a responsibility to take care of yourself and “cooperate with your employer in matters of health and safety” while you are at work. In this article, we take a look at...
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What is a Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA), and are they worth it?
A Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) is essentially a confidentiality agreement; a legal document to protect confidential and commercially sensitive information being shared between two or more parties. As a business owner or manager, many of your important commercial relationships, whether they’re with creditors, suppliers, investors, or customers, could be affected by the sharing of important...
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Anticompetitive Agreements – the basics for Australian businesses
If you are in the business of manufacturing, producing or the distribution of goods and services then competition law applies to you. So, what is competition law? Competition law fundamentally promotes and seeks to maintain competition within the marketplace by preventing anti-competitive behaviour by organisations. Competition law provisions are found in Part IV of the Competition and Consumer...
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NewLaw is About… Being Client-Centric
There isn’t a single industry that isn’t working towards developing better engagement and relationships with its customers or clients. A quick look at Google Trends for ‘customer centricity’ search terms shows us that while Australia has been steadily searching for information on this topic for many years, we are still behind many other countries that have been far more...
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There is no doubt that direct marketing is one of the most valuable marketing and communication tools available for your business. Why? Direct marketing gives you total control over the messaging and images contained within. It also enables you to communicate directly with your prospects or customer segments 1:1. It’s immediate. It’s powerful. It’s personal. However, it’s exactly because of this...
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Everything you need to know about the COVIDSafe mobile app
The Australian Government recently launched the COVIDSafe app as part of its measures to contain the spread of COVID-19. Intended to assist health authorities with ‘contact tracing’ – identifying the spread of an infection by person with a view to quickly containing it by identifying who they have been in contact with while contagious. Despite not being mandatory, The app has already been...
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Proactive vs. Reactive Legal
Help! I need a lawyer. Proactive vs. Reactive legal Surprisingly, many businesses still resist taking proactive legal measures. Most companies implement a range of preventative measures in other areas to reduce their exposure to various business risks. Why should legal matters be any different? Reacting ‘after the fact’ to legal issues can end up being time consuming and costly, and cause...
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