Friday, 20 February 2026
Description
Attend and earn 1 CPD unit in Substantive Law
This program is applicable to practitioners from all States & Territories
* This interactive online recording includes questions and quizzes requiring critical thinking about the topics, so you have no annual limits to the number of points/hours you can claim with this format of learning. Please verify with your CPD rules
Privacy Reforms: A Generational Change in Privacy in Australia
- The Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Act: tranche one of privacy law reforms
- Tranche two of privacy law reforms and the Productivity Commission
- Understanding the new statutory tort for serious invasion of privacy
- Recent trends in privacy strategy, guidance and OAIC enforcement
Presented by Geoff McGrath, Partner, Ashurst
Chair
Patrick Fair, Principal, Patrick Fair and Associates
Presenters
Patrick Fair, Principal, Patrick Fair and AssociatesPatrick Fair is the principal of Patrick Fair Associates, an Adjunct Professor at the School of Information Technology, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment at Deakin University, Chair of the Communications Security Reference Panel at the Australian Telecommunications Alliance, Fellow of the Australian Information Security Association, a Director of Crimestoppers NSW and Chair of the Crime Stoppers NSW Technology Enabled Crime Committee.
Geoff McGrath, Partner, Ashurst
Geoff specialises in privacy, data and tech regulation. He regularly advises clients on privacy investigations, national and international cyber incidents and compliance uplifts. He also advises on new and emerging issues in AI, consumer data, critical infrastructure and online safety, acting for digital platforms and social media as well as in the financial services, energy and telco sectors. Geoff is recognised as a Leading Partner in Legal 500 for Data Protection in Australia. He has published a number of articles on privacy and data, and presents regularly on privacy, data and technology issues.
