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Your privacy policy, clause by clause and what the OAIC checks privacy 27 Sep 2026

Your privacy policy, clause by clause and what the OAIC checks

Improving your privacy policy in 2026? Here is what the OAIC checks, the clauses every policy needs, and the traps that can cost your business dearly.

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Sensitive information and what your business must do under the Privacy Act privacy 26 Sep 2026

Sensitive information and what your business must do under the Privacy Act

Sensitive information like health records and biometrics triggers extra Privacy Act duties on consent, security and breach notification. Here's what to do.

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Starting a small business in Australia and the legal setup to get right before launch commercial law 26 Sep 2026

Starting a small business in Australia and the legal setup to get right before launch

The legal setup every Australian small business needs before launch: structures, registrations, key laws and contracts, and when to get a lawyer involved.

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Privacy Act reforms, what is law now and what is still coming privacy 26 Sep 2026

Privacy Act reforms, what is law now and what is still coming

The Privacy Act reforms are partly law: a statutory tort, bigger fines and a children's code. See what has changed and what the second tranche still holds.

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Why small businesses fail, the avoidable legal and financial traps commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Why small businesses fail, the avoidable legal and financial traps

Small businesses fail for avoidable reasons. Learn the financial and legal traps behind business failure in Australia and the fixes that keep you trading.

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Data processing agreements, what they are and when Australian businesses need one privacy 24 Sep 2026

Data processing agreements, what they are and when Australian businesses need one

A data processing agreement governs how a processor handles personal data. Here is what a DPA must include and when Australian businesses need one.

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Recruitment agreements and the clauses that protect your agency's fees commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Recruitment agreements and the clauses that protect your agency's fees

What belongs in a recruitment agreement? The clauses that protect your fees: service scope, fee triggers, temp-to-perm conversions, guarantees and liability.

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Software as a service agreements and the clauses that decide the deal commercial law 24 Sep 2026

Software as a service agreements and the clauses that decide the deal

What a software as a service agreement should cover: the clauses on price, data, IP and liability that decide whether the deal works for your business.

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GDPR data transfers and sending EU customer data overseas from Australia cyber law 23 Sep 2026

GDPR data transfers and sending EU customer data overseas from Australia

Australian businesses holding EU customer data must satisfy the GDPR's cross-border transfer rules before sending it overseas. Here is how the regime works.

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Small business privacy obligations and who the Privacy Act catches in 2026 privacy 23 Sep 2026

Small business privacy obligations and who the Privacy Act catches in 2026

Small business privacy obligations are expanding in 2026: check the $3m turnover test, the new AML/CTF duties and the penalties if you are caught.

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Marketing emails in Australia and your legal obligations as a business privacy 22 Sep 2026

Marketing emails in Australia and your legal obligations as a business

Your marketing emails in Australia must comply with the Spam Act and Privacy Act. Learn the consent, unsubscribe and penalty rules that apply to your business.

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IT policies and procedures, the legal obligations for Australian businesses cyber law 22 Sep 2026

IT policies and procedures, the legal obligations for Australian businesses

IT policies and procedures for Australian businesses: your obligations on privacy, data breaches, spam and security, and the penalties for getting it wrong.

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