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Influencer Marketing And Online Reviews: The Dos And Do Nots For Businesses

Businesses must disclose all commercial relationships with influencers, including gifted products, to avoid breaching the Australian Consumer Law (ACL).

Australia Media & IT

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LegalVision

TGA Intensifies Regulatory Oversight: Industry Implications For 2026-2027

The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has reset its compliance agenda for the next two years, and the message is clear: expect sharper, faster and more digitally focused regulation.

Australia Healthcare

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Barry Nilsson

Can Text Messages Be Used As Evidence?

This article is written and reviewed by experienced criminal defence lawyers and is not intended to be relied upon as legal advice. For legal advice, call our office for a consultation.

Australia Criminal

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Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Australia's Social Media Ban For Under 16s (APAC)

The Act requires providers of those social media platforms to take reasonable steps to prevent users under 16 years of age from obtaining or maintaining accounts with the platform.

Australia Media & IT

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Kennedys

Australia's New Age Restrictions For Social Media

Australia Media & IT

GGI Global Alliance

Under-16 Social Media Ban: ESafety Commissioner's Regulatory Guidelines

Australia Media & IT

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Age Assurance Technology Reaches Maturity

Australia Technology

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K&L Gates LLP

ASIC Enforcement – Comparison Websites

Australia Finance

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Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

ASIC's Recent Enforcement Action Relating To Finfluencers

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Combatting Payment Account Fraud: Australia's Scams Prevention Framework

Australia Finance

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A&O Shearman

The Employment Reality of TV Fame (2025 Edition)

Australia Media & IT

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Swaab

An overview of how to classify video games and films

Australia Media & IT

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Running Marketing Campaigns In Australia Involving Prizes – What You Need To Know

Australia Media & IT

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K&L Gates LLP

Social media defamation – A complete guide

Australia Litigation

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Stonegate Legal

Essential ESG: Episode 25 – Operating Responsibly In Conflict-affected Areas: The Role Of Grievance Mechanisms

Australia Commercial

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

What Changed For The Subclass 485 Visa In 2026?

Australia Immigration

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Roam Migration Law

How To Check If A Company Is In Liquidation In Australia

Australia Commercial

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Worrells

Inside IR Podcast Series - Episode 30 Psychosocial Health In Times Of Workplace Change (Video)

Australia Employment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Enhancing Workforce Strategy With Regional Visa Programs

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Who owns images on social media?

Most social media platforms say that users retain rights to their posts, but they can use the images at will without paying.

Australia Media & IT

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Stacks Law Firm

Can uou believe everything you read from social media influencers? The ACCC is investigating.

Issues with misleading advertising on social media have raised concerns about possible breaches of the ACL.

Australia Consumer

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Holman Webb Lawyers

Australian Governance Summit: Key takeaways

Key thoughts and lessons from the two-day event, where the theme was governance at the forefront.

Australia Commercial

HR

Holding Redlich

How social media outside the workplace can impact your employment

Employees should be aware that their social media rights and responsibilities may extend beyond the workplace.

Australia Employment

HP

Hall Payne Lawyers

The ACCC has social media influencers in its sights

Australia Consumer

HR

Holding Redlich

ACCC review of Australian social media influencer testimonials and online reviews highlights concerning practices

Australia Consumer

PA

Piper Alderman

The criminal offence of threatening serious harm over the internet

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Increased criminal penalties have failed to deter online abuse

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Steps you should take to protect yourself when using social media – Part 2

Australia Media & IT

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

Understanding online safety when using social media – Part 1

Australia Media & IT

CO

Carroll & O'Dea

You can't do or say that – even in your own time!

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

The Voice debate: Misinformation and disinformation run rife on social media

Australia Media & IT

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Finding out who is behind a negative Google review

Australia Litigation

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Madgwicks

Spain's 'MeToo moment': Sexual touching or blown out of proportion?

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

You can't do or say that – even in your own time!

The case is a timely reminder for employees of how easily social media can bring out-of-hours conduct into the workplace.

Australia Employment

BP

Bartier Perry

The Voice debate: Misinformation and disinformation run rife on social media

While the terms are sometimes used interchangeably, there is a difference between misinformation and disinformation.

Australia Media & IT

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Finding out who is behind a negative Google review

The advent of social media has meant that people suddenly find they have potentially been defamed by an anonymous review.

Australia Litigation

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Madgwicks

Spain's 'MeToo moment': Sexual touching or blown out of proportion?

In NSW, those actions by Mr Rubiales could potentially amount to the criminal offence of sexual touching.

Australia Criminal

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article - Inevitable: Employment lawyers warn indigenous Voice flashpoint for worker disputes - published in the Australian on 9 August 2023

Australia Employment

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Swaab

Can a social media post amount to a criminal offence?

There are several offences in both Federal and State legislation capable of capturing online conduct.

Australia Criminal

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Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article 'Federal government considers banning TikTok on public sector phones', published in HRM Online on 4 April 2023

Public sector employees who oppose the TikTok ban would struggle to defend its use on work-issued phones.

Australia Technology

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Swaab

Removal from WhatsApp group constitutes dismissal

The case demonstrates the care an employer must take in dismissing an employee or assuming an employee intends to resign.

Australia Employment

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People + Culture Strategies

Fair Work Commission examines nexus between work and the online world following Facebook furore

The alleged bullying occurred on Facebook and was not directly connected to the employee's work.

Australia Employment

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Cooper Grace Ward

Payout brewing for café barista following her removal from WhatsApp roster system

Australia Employment

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

The laws relating to producing, exhibiting, selling and distributing adult pornography in Australia

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

ASIC actions against finfluencers

Australia Finance

SG

Sophie Grace Pty Ltd

Stage 2 Defamation law reforms - what to expect in 2023 and beyond

Australia Litigation

BP

Bartier Perry

Social media influencers under investigation for fraud

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

No bull – Plaintiff awarded nearly $300k in damages for defamation over Facebook posts

Australia Litigation

RC

Rostron Carlyle Rojas

Sextortion is a crime in New South Wales

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Full Disclosure Podcast, Vol. 15: What happens to my Facebook and Instagram when I die?

Australia Family

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Mellor Olsson Lawyers

Australia Criminal

CD

Criminal Defence Lawyers Australia

Protecting your online privacy following a separation

Australia Family

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Ivy Law Group

The offence of using a carriage service for child abuse material in Australia

Australia Criminal

SC

Sydney Criminal Lawyers

Social Media – Employee use in and out of the workplace

Australia Employment

WB

Walter Baden

Michael Byrnes is quoted in the article - Twitter's potentially significant issues in mass lay-offs of Aussie staff - published in Lawyers Weekly on 8 November 2022

Australia Employment

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Swaab

What can dieticians, physiotherapists and other health professionals do about bad online reviews?

Australia Litigation

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Madgwicks

NSW District Court has power to order permanent injunctions, Court confirms

Australia Litigation

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O'Brien Criminal & Civil Solicitors

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