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- New resources compliance arrangements introduced to NSW Parliament
- The compliance burden on energy and resources participants in NSW, particularly those in the onshore petroleum industry, is set to increase if the Petroleum (Onshore) Amendment Bill 2013 (NSW) is passed.
- How is your trade mark being used online? Google updates trade mark policy for advertisers
- Google recently changed its AdWords Trademark Policy to allow advertisers to use a competitor's trade mark as a search term for their advertisements - so now what for trade mark owners? Timothy Webb and Alice Taylor set out their options, and advertisers'.
- NSW planning reforms: Infrastructure contributions
- A simplified and streamlined regime for contributions for infrastructure is an important goal of the NSW planning reforms. Brendan Bateman explains how they will (and won't) be levied.
- NSW planning reforms: Major projects and infrastructure
- While the draft Planning Bill has many similarities with the previous planning regime for major projects, Andrew Poulos points to the many differences in the detail which could trip up the unwary.
- Debt steps to an infrastructure renaissance
- Infrastructure - who should build it, maintain it and, ultimately, pay for it - continues to be a regular feature of political, industry and media commentary and debate. Brad Vann offers a solution.
- My Workplace Rules: how many cooks in the kitchen spoil the OH&S broth?
- A strategy to manage hours of work, rosters and the hazard of fatigue is essential for any workplace, done following a proper consultation process - but how do you stop too many cooks from spoiling this broth? Shae McCartney and David Clark set out the basic steps you can take to ensure your consultation process works and delivers real improvements in occupational health and safety.
- NSW planning reforms: ESD and changes
- Making up the rear of the NSW planning reforms are a new regime of offences and a simplified definition of ecologically sustainable development.
- East Timor commences proceedings in respect of Greater Sunrise revenue sharing treaty with Australia
- John King and Brett Cohen explain why East Timor has decided to challenge the validity of its treaty with Australia which deal with the rights to petroleum and gas deposits in the Timor Gap.
