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- Statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy now in force
Statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy now in force
Certain amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 by the Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2024 come into effect.
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Privacy law in Australia: Australians can now claim $478,000 in damages under new laws [SMH paywall]
Bar News, NSW Bar Association - Autumn 2025
The passing of Tom Hughes AO KC in November 2024 reverberated through the Australian political and legal worlds. He is remembered by the Hon John Sackar AM KC in this edition of Bar News. We also take a deep dive into the NSW coronial system, the Administrative Review Tribunal, the new invasion of privacy tort and the Supreme Court's AI Practice Note. And the editor of Bar News speaks with Andreas Heger as he prepares to step down as Executive Director of the Bar Association.
Indigenous ‘cultural safety’ law shift [The Australian paywall]
NSW judges should consider allowing cases involving Aboriginal Australians to be heard in a closed court or before a female judicial officer in order to enhance ‘cultural safety’, new provisions say.
Titus Day trial: New details on Guy Sebastian’s meeting with ex-manager | news.com.au — Australia’s leading news site for latest headlines
The ACT Greens have announced a bill that would introduce legislation aimed at holding institutions accountable for the actions of their employees.
It follows a High Court ruling last year that found the church could not be held accountable for the actions of a priest accused of sexual assault.
Editor’s picks
This week Tamsin Phillipa Paige and Douglas Guilfoyle discuss the IDF's interdiction of the Madleen aid vessel bound for Gaza, the law of blockade in naval warfare, and its contested relationship with the crime of starvation.
Landmark family law reforms commence | Our ministers – Attorney-General’s portfolio
FCA livestream tomorrow - NSD1025/2022 AUSTRAC v THE STAR PTY LIMITED - YouTube
Pearce v Waller Legal [2025] VSC 324 (6 June 2025)
CATCHWORDS - NEGLIGENCE – Professional liability – Negligence claim regarding adequacy of advice given by lawyer to client in historical institutional sexual abuse claim against unincorporated religious order for abuse suffered by plaintiff at Catholic school managed by order – Plaintiff advised to settle general damages and not make ‘formal’ economic loss claim in circumstances where scant evidence of plaintiff’s work history due to failure to file tax returns – Defendant law firm believed Ellis defence would be taken and unincorporated association would not name appropriate defendant – Defendant law firm’s belief as to obstacles facing plaintiff in making common law claim negligently held – Law firm gave erroneous advice – Breach of duty of care established – Causation established.
No, magistrate orders are not illegal and yes, they must be obeyed - AAP FactCheck
Claims circulating on social media falsely assert that any law conflicting with common law is illegal, and that a magistrate's order amounts to slavery.
Tomorrow's case is listed for courtroom 2, indicating that it will be a 5-judge bench.
All of last year's June sittings were 5-judge matters, and I think there are no constitutional matters this June, so maybe this a regular annual thing?
— Jeremy Gans (@jeremy_gans)
6:03 AM • Jun 10, 2025
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