Law

ASIC's Role The Australian Securities and Investments Commission's (ASIC) role is to regulate economic activity within Australia, by ensuring compliance with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission…

It is not uncommon for potential litigants to have been wronged in circumstances where they are unsure whether a cause of action exists or, if…

The decision in Carter Holt Harvey Woodproducts Australia Pty Ltd v The Commonwealth of Australia & Ors HCA 20 was delivered late last week, and…

The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) was implemented to promote safety and efficiency in the trucking industry (for more information see our previous article). Although…

On 25 March 2019 the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) made a submission to the Senate Committee inquiry into the performance of AMSA Standing…

  As foreshadowed in our earlier article, the new requirements for associations incorporated under the Associations Incorporation Act 2015 (WA) (Act) must be complied with…

Source: AMMA Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act), eligible employees of ‘national system employers’ can lodge a claim with the Fair Work Commission…

The schedule to the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (Qld), which implements the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and embodies the concept of Chain…

Source: NewsCorp Australia A recent decision of the Federal Court has awarded $850,000 in damages to actor Geoffrey Rush, with further damages to be assessed…

On 1 April 2019 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) effectively struck out two key clauses from a contract of a major terminal operator…