Course structure
9.00am: Welcome and introduction
Chair: Professor David Lindsay, UTS Law
9.05am: Data and digital assets, from consumer data rights to blockchain
Speaker: Dr Mark Staples, Senior Principal Researcher, CSIRO Data61
- Data as an asset
- Consumer data rights – Open Banking and horizons
- Digital assets and blockchain.
9.40am: Data, sharing and use – what do we need to know about our data (can we actually know it, and where does it lead us?)
Speaker: Dr Ian Oppermann, Chief Data Scientist NSW, Industry Professor, UTS FEIT
- Data sharing risks
- Validity of “insights” in data – correlation is not cause
- Privacy legislation
- Data quality, completeness
- Expertise and interpretation of data driven insights
- Data sharing frameworks
- Understanding the limitations of human complexity reflected in data.
10.15am: Consumer data rights – role of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC)
Speaker: Paul Franklin, Executive General Manager, Consumer Data Right Division, ACCC
- Legislative framework
- CDR rules
- Role of the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC)
- Thirteen privacy safeguards
- Accrediting potential data recipients
- Establishing and maintaining a register of accredited persons
- Monitoring compliance and taking enforcement action where necessary
- Recommending future sectors to which the CDR should apply
- Future directions - energy.
10.50am: Questions from audience
11.00am: Virtual morning tea break (10 mins)
11.10am: Cybersecurity rules and regulations - raising the bar
Speaker: Professor Patrick Fair, Principal, Patrick Fair Associates
- Managing a data breach: practical issues in mandatory data breach analysis and notification
- Regulatory obligations for directors and managers:
- Existing frameworks and requirements
- Recommendations: Government Advisory Group Report
- New rules and the sovereign data cloud
- Elements of the 2020 Cyber Security Strategy
- The national security framework: what can our agencies do and what can we know about it?
11.45am: Reg Tech - what it is and why it matters?
Speakers: Deborah Young, CEO, The RegTech Association and Debra Kruse, Head of Legal and Commercial, Verifier
- An overview
- What is it anyway?
- Who cares?
- How is it applied?
- A use case: consumer data right/responsible lending
- What are the challenges?
- What are the opportunities?
12.20pm:
Facilitator: Peter Leonard, Principal, Data Synergies
- Hypothetical case study – vulnerable citizens in an open data environment
- How not to be the next Robodebt - addressing algorithmic accountability in business practice.
Panel Discussion - other speakers will be joined by
- Mark Tyndall, VP, Markets & Growth APAC, Neota Logic
- Alison Drayton, Principal, Drayton Sher Lawyers
1.00pm: Questions from audience
1.15pm: Close
Please contact the Law Short Courses team at law.shortcourses@uts.edu.au with any queries.
Learning outcomes
This short course will equip participants to:
- Understand the issues around open data and digital commerce
- Advise clients regarding cybersecurity and data regulation.
Requirements
Mandatory
This course will be facilitated online using Zoom video conferencing with course materials provided via Canvas LMS. You will need:
- Access to a computer or device with a reliable internet connection
- Operating system with a web browser compatible with the Canvas LMS
- Speakers or headphones for audio
- Microphone and video camera functionality (optional but recommended)
- Please be on time, your Zoom session will commence at 9am AEDT.
Price
Full price: $484.00 (GST free)*
*Price subject to change. Please check price at time of purchase.
Discounts
A discount of 10% is available to UTS Alumni or UTS Staff enrolling in this short course. If you are eligible for this discount, please ensure you have provided your UTS Student or Staff ID number in your UTS Open Profile (under A bit about you).
When signing up for the Session, use the relevant voucher code to apply the discount to your Cart:
- UTS Student / Alumni: Lawalumni
- UTS Staff: Lstaff
Please note that discounts cannot be combined. A limit of one discount applies per person per course session.
Enrolment conditions
COVID-19 response
