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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.
Read noteIT 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.
Read noteStartup legal obligations and what to plan for before you launch
Legal obligations Australian startups take on at launch: structure, registration, GST, consumer law, privacy, hiring, IP, and penalties for getting them wrong.
Read noteWhat belongs in an affiliate agreement, a clause-by-clause guide
Reviewing an affiliate agreement? Here is what each clause should cover, from commissions and brand rules to termination, plus the traps to watch out for.
Read noteHow AI is changing legal work in Australia
How AI is changing Australian legal work: what generative AI can and can't do, where it hallucinates, and which legal rules apply to businesses using it.
Read noteResponding to a data breach and the steps to take in order
How to respond to a data breach in Australia: contain it, assess the risk of serious harm within 30 days, notify the OAIC and affected people, and review.
Read noteData breach response and what Australian businesses are legally required to do
Had a data breach? Learn what Australian businesses must do under the Notifiable Data Breaches scheme, from the 30-day assessment to notifying the OAIC.
Read noteShould your business treat IP addresses as personal information
Is an IP address personal information under Australian privacy law? Learn the identifiability test, the $3 million turnover rule and how to handle IP data.
Read noteStarting an online book shop in Australia and the legal steps in order
Starting an online book shop in Australia? Here is the step-by-step legal path from ABN and business name registration to GST, consumer law and privacy.
Read noteThe 13 Australian Privacy Principles, a plain-English guide for small business
There are 13 Australian Privacy Principles under the Privacy Act. Learn what they cover, who they apply to and when the small business exemption protects you.
Read noteProfessional services compliance and legal obligations for Australian businesses
What legal obligations come with running a professional services business in Australia: GST and privacy thresholds, licensing, consumer law, IP and insurance.
Read noteOffboarding a departing employee, a legal checklist for Australian employers
Run the legal steps of offboarding an employee in Australia: written notice, final pay timing, deductions, separation certificates and the records to keep.
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