In the fourth of our series analysing the Finkel Review, we look at Dr Finkel’s assessment of the critical data needs in the National Electricity Market (NEM), including a key recommendation that by the end of 2018, the proposed Energy Security Board, in collaboration with the Australian Energy Regulator (AER), should develop a data strategy for the NEM. As new technology continues to develop and consumers are placed at the centre of the NEM, it is not surprising that considerable focus has been given to the collection and increased transparency of data. Partner Michael Park and Associate Jessica McCarthy report.

Australian businesses that offer goods and services to individuals within the European Union will be affected by new EU data protection regulations that offer the ‘biggest shakeup’ to European privacy law for 20 years. Partner Michael Park, Senior Associate Alice Williams and Paralegals Phoebe St John and Natalie Czapski explain the impact and what businesses should do to ensure they comply with the new regulation.

Guidance highlighting the necessity of being transparent when undertaking data analytics on personal information, as well as other matters that organisations should consider so as to better manage compliance risk when undertaking data analytics, has been released. Partner Michael Morris, Lawyer Jaclyn Webb and Lawyer Amy Detheridge report on some of the key messages.