Small businesses must assess online risks yearly under new Digital Duty law
A proposed Digital Duty of Care law will require small business service providers to conduct annual online risk assessments.
A new Digital Duty of Care law will force small businesses to run yearly online safety checks. Service providers, from plumbers to hairdressers, must find and reduce reasonably foreseeable risks to users.
The law shifts duty to avoid harm. A Senate inquiry heard views on the proposal on Monday.
Opposition figures said the tech group backing the measure wanted to create jobs for themselves.
- Plumbers and hairdressers
- Target businesses
- Annual online risk assessments
- Requirement
- Senate inquiry on Monday
- Forum
- Tech group backing law fishing for jobs
- Opposition claim
Why it mattersThe law would add compliance costs and paperwork to small business operations, affecting how they manage their online presence.
