Cyber Law Mapping

A major challenging to cyber law in Australia is the lack of understanding about what law already exists.

An example of this ignorance is the map created by Bundesverband der Deutschen Industrie (BDI) and Deloitte showing that Australia has “no dedicated cyber 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 crucial infrastructure protection, criminal law, telecommunications regulation, privacy and consumer law.

Phase I of the project will create a map of Australian laws that impact on cyber security and cyber resilience, to be made available via the web in a Wikipedia style page, in order to both a) enhance national and international understanding of Australian law in this area and b) to build a community of experts and practitioners in this areas appraised of developments in adjacent cyber law.

Phase II of the research will identify gaps in the existing law that require rectification or further regulation.

Phase III of the research will develop a matrix for other countries to similarly map their legal capabilities and gaps in the law.

  • Kobi Leins
    Kobi Leins, Senior Research Fellow in Digital Ethics