1. JC van der Walt Partner, Jackson McDonald
Technology & the Law
JC van der Walt
Partner, Jackson McDonald

2. Governance Gap

3. Discrimination? Or Due Diligence?

4. The law, at its best and most legitimate, is nothing more than ‘codified ethics’

5. The printing press

6. Uncertainty of the gap – 3 themes
Privacy
Regulation
Traditional legal remedies and evidentiary issues

7. Drone Use

8. Drone Use - Commercial

9. Social consensus?
Source: Majority of survey respondents concerned about property damage risk from unmanned aerial vehicles

10. Compliance & Regulation: Australia
Civil Aviation & Safety Authority (Cth)
No licence/certification needed if under 2kg (subject to CASA notification)
Operation subject to standard operation conditions
Can only fly during the day
RPA must be within visual line of sight
RPA cannot be flown at a height of more than 120m above ground level
RPA must be kept at least 30m away from other people, 5.5km away from controlled aerodrome, restricted areas and other areas in which it is likely to cause a hazard
Cannot be flown over area affecting public safety or where emergency operations are underway without prior approval
Only one can be flown at a time
Remote Pilot’s Licence & Remote Operator’s Certificate required in all other circumstances
Can I fly there?

11. Privacy

12. Blockchain
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13. Blockchain technology- Insurance contracts

14. Internet of Things