Insights for August 2019

08/08/2019 - $10m penalty for prescription-only advertisements by supplements retailer: TGA gets tough on suppliers 08/08/2019 - Abandonment of employment – what to do when your employee is a no-show 08/08/2019 - Highway blues: when dedicating land as a highway cannot be very easily done 08/08/2019 - Hold Your Fire! Anonymous tweeting can breach the APS Code of Conduct and justify termination 08/08/2019 - Hydrogen energy – how do I get a project approval? 08/08/2019 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 38 08/08/2019 - Narrow interpretation wins out: EPA v Grafil – huge blow for waste recycling industry 08/08/2019 - The NT opens the door to onshore gas exploration drilling and fracking 08/08/2019 - Trust but verify: the perils of providing false and misleading information to the NSW EPA 08/08/2019 - Watch this space: the ATO's "reasonably arguable" duty of care to taxpayers 14/08/2019 - Hacked? Don't expect legal professional privilege to stop others using your documents, says High Court 22/08/2019 - Court clarifies the meaning of "reasonable practicability" in OHS after finding a Magistrate has misstated the test 22/08/2019 - Disclosing your climate risks: ASIC sets out its guidance for directors 22/08/2019 - Foreign enforcement: the new Hague Convention may fill a gap in the international legal landscape 22/08/2019 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 39 22/08/2019 - Potato case highlights one of the problems with the unfair contract term provisions 22/08/2019 - Queensland raises the stakes on ethical procurement 22/08/2019 - Review of Australian Domestic Gas Security Mechanism underway, and closes soon 22/08/2019 - The Competition and Consumer Act and restraints of trade for workers: what do I need to know? 23/08/2019 - Federal Court delivers landmark judgment on leave entitlements