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Digital Bytes – cyber, privacy, AI & data update

While all eyes have been on the recent introduction of the privacy reform Bill to Parliament, there have been a number of other updates that continue to inform the shifting patterns of opportunity,...

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Digital Bytes – cyber, privacy & data update

Welcome to Digital Bytes, our latest quarterly update on current developments in cyber, privacy and data governance.

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Digital Bytes – cyber, privacy & data update

2024 is off to brisk start in the cyber, privacy and data space – regulatory developments in cyber security and artificial intelligence (AI) continue at pace.

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Mandatory climate-related financial disclosure – exposure draft legislation released for comment

Treasury has released an exposure draft of its CRFD legislation for public comment. This is the next step towards introducing mandatory and standardised CRFD for medium and large listed and...

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Climate-related financial disclosure Q&A on exposure draft legislation

This short Q&A explains what is in the 12 January 2024 exposure draft legislation.

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Due diligence, assignment clauses – consent ‘not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed’

A recent Supreme Court decision in New South Wales provides timely guidance on how a Court will approach whether a person has unreasonably withheld consent to assignment and how long proceedings...

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Digital Bytes – cyber, privacy & data update

Developments in cyber, privacy and data continue to evolve rapidly, so we’ve summarised highlights from the past three months to give you a whirlwind tour of the most significant updates.

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Is this the beginning of the end for thermal coal mine approvals in Australia?

In November 2022, the Queensland Land Court (QLC) recommended that Waratah Coal’s application for a mining lease and an environmental authority in relation to the proposed Galilee Basin thermal...

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Digital Bytes – cyber, privacy & data update

While we await progress on the broad-reaching reforms to Australia’s Privacy Act proposed in the Attorney-General’s Review Report published in February 2023, there are plenty of other developments...

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Amendments to Victorian mineral resources legislation – what you need to know

The Mineral Resources (Sustainable Development) Amendment Bill 2023 (Amendment Bill) recently passed the Victorian Parliament and now awaits Proclamation.

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July Australian Energy & Resources Market Update

Our update covers mining, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy.

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April Australian Energy & Resources Market Update

Our update covers mining, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy.

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Forrest & Forrest revisited: Strict compliance requirement reinforced

The Western Australian Court of Appeal has followed the High Court’s strict approach reiterating that mining companies cannot “cure” non-compliant applications for mining leases after the fact...

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October Australian Energy & Resources Market Update

Our update covers mining, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy.

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March Australian Energy & Resources Market Update

Our update covers mining, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy.

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Industrial manslaughter in the Queensland coal industry

The industrial manslaughter provisions commenced on 1 July 2020 with amendments made to a number of Mineral and Energy Resources legislative instruments including the Coal Mining Safety & Health...

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December Australian Energy & Resources Market Update

Our update covers mining, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy.

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How long is a piece of string? The Mining Exception under the NSW SOPA explained

There is no question that a lot of work readily recognisable as "construction work" occurs in the mining sector; but where along this continuum does "construction work" in mining lose that identity...

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Queensland Government introduces further mine rehabilitation reforms

Recent amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) (EP Act) further reform the mine rehabilitation regime in Queensland.

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September Australian energy & resources market update

Our update covers mining, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy.

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August Australian energy & resources market update

Our update covers mining, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy.

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July Australian energy & resources market update

Our update covers mining, oil and gas, electricity and renewable energy.

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Aboriginal Heritage Act Reform

The blasting at Juukan Gorge, which has received considerable media coverage during the past month, has again brought to the fore what some regard as apparent issues with the Aboriginal Heritage...

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The NSW Government provides clarity on its position on the future of coal exploration and mining

The NSW Government published a ‘Strategic Statement on Coal Exploration and Mining in NSW’ (Statement) which provides much needed clarity for the coal industry and the community in relation to the...

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The convergence of human rights law and environmental and climate change litigation in Australia

In the past 18 months the Australian legal landscape has seen novel challenges to planning decisions in the area of greenhouse gas impacts of projects and the resulting impact on climate change...

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