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Valeska Bloch

Sydney
As seen in: Lawyerly, FS Super, Australian Journal of Financial Planning
Partner and Head of Cyber at Allens. Focus on cybersecurity, tech, data, privacy, media, telco, startups, blockchain, AI. Opinions are mine.
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Three papers, one message—why Australia's critical infrastructure regime is about to change

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By Valeska Bloch, William Coote, Elizabeth Brown
| allens.com.au
More critical infrastructure reforms are on the horizon 12 min read In this Insight, we explain the implications of three recent major developments regarding the scope and operation of the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 2018 (Cth)(the SoCI Act): the Final Report on the Independent Review of the SoCI Act by Dr Jill Slay AM (the Independent Review); a Consultation Paper on proposed reforms to the ministerial directions powers under Part 3 (the Ministerial Powers Consultation Paper);...
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Insurance regulatory risk: Key areas of focus and emerging trends

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By Joshua Anderson, Valeska Bloch, Emily Turnbull, Julia Macías Clemente
| Australian Journal of Financial Planning Verified
BY , , ,   |  FRIDAY, 12 DEC 2025    10:05AM Regulatory enforcement activity against insurers has continued apace in 2025. In the first part of this series, we looked at the enforcement landscape and types of breaches regulators have been pursuing. In this installment we further examine regulator priorities and emerging risks - such as cyber and AI - that are set to shape the year ahead.
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In the eye of the storm: Insurance regulatory risk 2025

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By Joshua Anderson, Valeska Bloch, Emily Turnbull, Julia Macías Clemente
| Australian Journal of Financial Planning Verified
BY , , ,   |  FRIDAY, 5 DEC 2025    8:12AM While down from its peak following the Financial Services Royal Commission, regulatory enforcement activity against insurers has continued apace in 2025. In this article, we give an overview of the key developments across the past two years, In the following instalment we will examine regulators' current priorities and what insurers should expect in the year ahead.
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