Insights for November 2018

08/11/2018 - ANAO runs the rule over Government entity's probity and procurement, and comes up with useful lessons 08/11/2018 - Buyers beware: Western Australia will levy a Foreign Purchaser stamp duty surcharge from 1 January 2019 08/11/2018 - Changes to the review and standing provisions in the draft NT Environment Protection Bill 08/11/2018 - Major projects & construction: 5 Minute Fix 23 08/11/2018 - Probity and the new Government Procurement (Judicial Review) Act 2018: is one ready for the other? 08/11/2018 - Queensland's Parliament and Supreme Court move to clarify Indigenous cultural heritage law and practice 08/11/2018 - Quite an undertaking: quantifying damages from an interlocutory injunction preventing sale of a generic pharmaceutical 08/11/2018 - Reforming the regulatory framework for water resources in the Northern Territory ‒ consultation underway 08/11/2018 - Want to value your copyright? ACCC releases draft Copyright Guidelines for public consultation 08/11/2018 - WA's new strata regime: close, but no cigar just yet 15/11/2018 - A "pragmatic" approach in the changeover to the Advertising Code 2018 19/11/2018 - Government releases recommendations on Part A - Telecommunications Consumer Safeguards Review 22/11/2018 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 24 22/11/2018 - New rescission rights for purchasers when developments don't go to plan 22/11/2018 - NSW gets tough on asbestos waste dumping with new offences, penalties, and a draft Asbestos Waste Strategy 22/11/2018 - Queensland resource sector gets a new financial assurance framework 22/11/2018 - Reduced financial burdens coming soon for some Australian proprietary companies 22/11/2018 - Revisiting the proposed ASX corporate governance principles 22/11/2018 - The ACCC and ASIC get new powers to investigate "unfair contract terms" 22/11/2018 - The clock is ticking for reviewing your contracts and supply chains under the Security of Critical Infrastructure Act 22/11/2018 - Updated Commonwealth Procurement Rules commence 1 January 2019 - time to update your procurement policies and procedures 22/11/2018 - Higher penalties and offences for directors and managers under the NSW Security of Payment Act come into effect soon – are you ready? 27/11/2018 - NSW Government agencies must act now to be ready for reviewable procurement decisions 30/11/2018 - It's official: The Australian Modern Slavery Act has passed, and reporting obligations are about to start