Hub supports launch of Australian Cyber Law Map

A major challenge facing lawyers trying to engage with cyberlaw is a lack of understanding about what law already exists in Australia.

An example of this ignorance is the map created by Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) and Deloitte showing that Australia has “no dedicated cyber security law”. The misunderstanding arises because, while Australia has no piece of legislation dedicated solely to cyber security, it has a range of laws with similar effect that operate in areas such as critical infrastructure protection, criminal law, telecommunications regulation, privacy, and consumer law.

The Allens Hub recently supported the launch of the inaugural cyber law map in Australia.  The launch has been a collaboration between the Hub, UNSW, The University of Melbourne through the Centre for AI and Digital Ethics, the Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre, IEEE Society on Social Implications of Technology, Sec Edu, AustLII and the Australian Society for Computers and the Law. 

The Hub would like to encourage people to use the map and to provide us with feedback, where necessary. 

The map can be found on the AustLii site here