The United Nations estimates there are more than 40 million victims of modern slavery worldwide. Over half of these victims are exploited in the Asia-Pacific region, in which the supply chain of a significant number of large businesses operating in Australia are based.
Read MoreYou will need to take extra care to safeguard the unauthorised access, loss or disclosure of personal information.
On 22 February 2018, the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 (Cth) will take effect to introduce a new notifiable data breach scheme (NDB Scheme).
Read MoreYou now need to take extra care to safeguard the unauthorised disclosure of a client's tax file number (TFN).
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If you're an accountant or professional adviser, take note. The recent decision in Fair Work Ombudsman v Blue Impression Pty Ltd & Ors [2017] FCCA 810 has put accountants and professional advisers on notice that they too can be found liable for their clients' breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act).
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