Insights for October 2017

12/10/2017 - ACCC's Rod Sims shares trends in cartels and mergers with IBA audience 12/10/2017 - Agricultural Land Register: oils ain't oils, & ag land ain't just land! 12/10/2017 - Bill to prohibit hydraulic fracturing in Tasmania fails 12/10/2017 - Considering a joint venture? What duties will you owe your business partners? 12/10/2017 - Notifiable Data Breaches Scheme: draft guidance materials demonstrate that preparation is paramount 12/10/2017 - Singapore's draft Cybersecurity Bill and the way towards cyber security fitness 12/10/2017 - Submissions open to develop the Australian Digital Economy Strategy 12/10/2017 - TGA's future business processes on complementary medicines open for discussion 12/10/2017 - The importance of well-drafted garden leave period clauses 12/10/2017 - The new caps on Commonwealth IT contracts ‒ drawing lessons from the UK experience 12/10/2017 - The timely rise of phoenix reforms 12/10/2017 - Union must wear Full Bench decision that ban on uniforms did not constitute "industrial action" 12/10/2017 - Whistleblowing and collecting the cash 16/10/2017 - A class of their own? Class constitution in schemes of arrangement 19/10/2017 - Major shake-ups to Australian competition laws commence soon 26/10/2017 - ACCC wins first B2B unfair contract terms case 26/10/2017 - Changes to corporate governance in banking groups: impacts of the Banking Executive Accountability Regime (BEAR) 26/10/2017 - Environmentalists win High Court challenge on Tasmanian anti-protest laws 26/10/2017 - Eye of the storm for directors 26/10/2017 - Infrastructure owners face Federal regulation of cyber security and general security 26/10/2017 - Insurance renewal basics: considerations and opportunity 26/10/2017 - New Contaminated Land Guidelines place more obligations on NSW Site Auditors 26/10/2017 - New Financial Provisioning Bill for financial assurance and rehabilitation in Queensland 26/10/2017 - NT Government goes for best practice in planning system ‒ have your say 26/10/2017 - Significant changes to QLD WHS laws to commence shortly – are you ready? 26/10/2017 - The potential cost of free labour: what makes an intern an employee? 26/10/2017 - Uncertainty remains for WA miners 26/10/2017 - Want [yourbrand.au]? auDA consultation regarding competing claims to register .au domain names 26/10/2017 - Whose objection is it anyway? New local resident group can inherit right to challenge development consent on its merits 26/10/2017 - Update: 10 beers too many: Full Bench overturns ship captain's unfair dismissal decision 27/10/2017 - Queensland security of payment bill passed - so get ready for 2018 start