Nicholas Blackmore

Nicholas Blackmore

Partner
Kennedys

Nicholas Blackmore is a Partner at Kennedys with 26 years’ experience in advising on technology and data privacy in Australia and Hong Kong. He has conducted data privacy audits, drafted data privacy compliance documentation and defended clients in regulatory investigations. He has also advised on hundreds of cyber incidents and data breaches as leader of Kennedys’ Australian cyber incident response practice.

He has extensive experience dealing with data privacy regulators in Australia, Hong Kong and other Asia-Pacific jurisdictions. Nicholas has repeatedly been ranked as a leading individual in Chambers Asia Pacific, Legal 500 Asia and Best Lawyers Australia, and was recognised as a “5 Star Cyber Lawyer” by Australasian Lawyer.

Facial recognition technology and privacy law in Australia: lessons from the Bunnings decision

Nicholas Blackmore
2026-10-16 10:55 am
2026-10-16 11:35 am
Think Tank 4

The Bunnings tribunal ruling sets the first Australian benchmark for facial recognition technology, outlining what organisations must do to deploy it lawfully.

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