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Telco's must retain certain data for a two year period and make that data available to law enforcement bodies on request.

Once the domain of government agencies, today the global space landscape is increasingly driven by private organisations pursuing a more entrepreneurial and commercial utilisation of space. We have come to depend on space-enabled technologies, such as satellite-based services, for everyday activities including navigation, telecommunications, weather forecasting, emergency management, banking, mining, agriculture and transportation.

Despite supportive policy positions, legal and regulatory complexities remain for CAV providers and distributors—refer to our previous article (here) for an overview of the key considerations

Recent amendments to the ASIC Act and the CC Act extended the unfair contract terms regime, which previously covered only consumer contracts, to small business contracts.

Technology is rapidly evolving and an ever-increasing number of innovative services and products are becoming available.

This Policy requires developers to be more active in the provision of telecommunication services in new developments.

It is illegal for drivers in NSW to touch a phone to use a Bluetooth function unless it is secured in a fixed cradle.

Updates on legal issues concerning and telecommunications.

In recent years, a growing telecommunications market has been the provision of pre-paid calling cards (Calling Cards). Using a dedicated card number and a PIN, Calling Cards provide a method for accessing either locally or remotely stored credit for the purpose of making telephone calls (predominantly to international locations).

Submarine cables which carry internet and telecommunications data are inadequately protected under international law.

an electricity utility's pole on which telecommunications facilities are installed does not thereby become a "facility" (a tower) for the purposes of the Telecommunications Act, even if the utility has replaced a pole to support the telecommunications facilities

NSW police do not have an express power to search contents of a mobile phone, so they must rely on more general powers.

An exposure draft concerning the regulation of surveillance of employees at work has recently been released for public comment by the New South Wales Attorney-General.

This makes it difficult for an advertiser to determine whether a user interacting with their advertisement has used a link in the advertisement to download an application.

The Federal Government has recently announced that the National Broadband Network (NBN) will have a far reaching impact on the Australian regulatory landscape for many years to come.

The Report proposes substantive changes to Australia's media, telecommunications, Internet, and regulatory landscape.

On 26 November 2021, the Privacy Commissioner determined that the Australian Federal Police (AFP) interfered with the privacy of individuals whose personal information was disclosed to a third party facial recognition service provider: