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Privacy Law Annual Update

Welcome to the 2025 edition of KWM’s annual Privacy Law Update.

It’s been another busy year in our favourite corner of the legal world. Indeed, it’s hard to think of a more significant year in the world of privacy law, until next year, of course!

Our Update unpacks the following key developments:

  • the first tranche of long-awaited Privacy Act reforms
  • the commencement of a new statutory tort for serious invasions of privacy
  • new rulings from the Privacy Commissioner on the use of facial recognition technology
  • consultation on additional protection for children’s privacy
  • the imminent commencement of new social media minimum age laws (along with all of the complex privacy challenges that age verification presents), and
  • the unavoidable shadow of AI across everything.

As ever, if you have any questions on anything we cover in this edition, or on the particular implications for your organisation and any actions you should be taking, our team of privacy law experts (read: privacy fanatics) at KWM is always happy to chat. Our contact details are at the end of this document if you would like to reach out.

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Our update provides a comprehensive overview of these developments with practical guidance for anyone responsible for managing privacy risks.

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