Michael Rivette

Overview

Michael is a member of the Victorian Bar.

He is a recognised leader in the development of privacy law, breach of confidence and data protection, Michael has appeared as counsel in major privacy related cases since successfully arguing the landmark Giller v Procopets (2008) 24 VR 1. He has acted as Counsel in the Theiss Class Action and the Medibank Class Action, and was lead counsel for the Plaintiff in the first successful privacy class action in Evans v Health Administration [2019] NSWSC 1781.  He also regularly advises corporations and government departments on privacy compliance, risk and liability issues.

Publications, speaking and lectures

Michael is widely published, including as the Australian co-author to international texts The Law of Privacy and the Media - Tugendhat and Christie (OUP) and Remedies for Breach of Privacy (Hart). He is also published in the Australian Law Journal, in a recent article “Privacy Class Action” (2020) 94 ALJ 791. He has also authored articles published in the Media and Arts Law Review, Privacy Law Bulletin and Intellectual Property Forum.