Changes in procedure for the assessment of duty on sale of land transactions of $20 million or more, which will almost certainly add extra assessment time, will commence on a transitional basis on 19 ...

The Environmental Protection Amendment Bill 2024 was introduced to WA Parliament on Thursday 15 August 2024. The Bill will implement several of the legislative reforms recommended by last year’s ...

With a number of Closing Loopholes reforms taking effect on 26 August 2024, we set out the key changes and how businesses can be prepared.

Get your fix of major projects and construction news. In this edition: proportionate liability in arbitrations; duty to avoid causing pure economic loss, prevention principle; security of payment; ...

Any company or unit trust which has interests in land seeking to raise equity, and any investor looking to make such investments, will need to be aware of the duty risks as a result of the Oliver Hume ...

The Court of Appeal has now to consider the approach in Drivas in oOh!media Fly Pty Ltd v Transport for NSW [2024] NSWCA 200 where it usefully clarified the nature and scope of the statutory disregard ...

A Bill before NSW Parliament proposes significant changes to the Biodiversity Conservation Act, including a mandated transition to nature positive outcomes for the Biodiversity Offsets Scheme. In this ...

Royalties are a common feature of the mining industry. Private royalties are often granted as a “finder’s fee” for an exploration project or form part of the purchase price payable to acquire a mining ...

From Monday 19 August, the new Victorian Public Service Enterprise Agreement 2024 (VPS Agreement) is in operation, with a nominal expiry date of 9 April 2028. It will cover most non-executive VPS ...

In August 2021 a “fault element” was introduced to Australia’s continuous disclosure laws requiring that, in civil liability actions, a disclosing entity or its officers must be shown to have acted ...

ASIC says co-ordinated effort to reduce scam losses is needed, after it surveys anti-scam practices of 15 non-major banks. Substantial work has been afoot in the scam prevention space since April 2023 ...

Coverage of certain gig workers, new employer duties, plus new regulator powers, have now commenced in Queensland following amendments to the Workers’ Compensation and Rehabilitation Act 2003 (Qld).