Insights for November 2019

14/11/2019 - Administrative law mythbuster no 02: Kioa v West 14/11/2019 - Draft regulations for the NT's new environmental regulatory regime released for consultation 14/11/2019 - Environment and Planning 5 Minute Fix 06 14/11/2019 - Location, location, location: ACCC sues Google over collection and use of users' location data 14/11/2019 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 44 14/11/2019 - Not just for the private sector: the impacts of the Commonwealth whistleblower laws on Australian Governments 14/11/2019 - NSW public service senior executives gain (some) rights to challenge termination 14/11/2019 - WA Strata Reform: Crunch time for developers inches closer 15/11/2019 - ASIC whistleblowing policy guidance rocks the boat for companies required to have a compliant whistleblowing policy by 1 January 2020 15/11/2019 - Employee underpayments in focus as Senate establishes wage theft inquiry 19/11/2019 - Foreign investors' access to 15% concessionary tax rate on approved economic infrastructure facilities – comment now open 27/11/2019 - Australian Taxation Office's position on hybrid mismatch and US GILTI rules – opportunity to comment until 17 January 2020 28/11/2019 - A call to action on non-financial risk: ASIC Governance Taskforce's report on director and officer oversight of non-financial risk 28/11/2019 - APRA sends a serious message on cyber-security – and now with added regulatory bite 28/11/2019 - ASX-listed entities, are you ready to make some significant changes? The ASX already has to its listing rules 28/11/2019 - Clayton Utz Community Partner Project New Dawn needs your help 28/11/2019 - Draft Code of Practice: securing the Internet of Things for consumers 28/11/2019 - Federal Court sets new ground rules for hearing defamation disputes 28/11/2019 - Industrial manslaughter now a crime in Victoria with maximum penalties of $16.5m and 20 years' jail – are you ready? 28/11/2019 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 45 28/11/2019 - National Capital Works 4 v AS4000-1997 – key differences between Standard Form Construct-Only Contracts 28/11/2019 - NSW Government agencies should be prepared – procurement challenges are available from tomorrow 28/11/2019 - Sunset dates: When does the clock run out on off-the-plan contracts? 28/11/2019 - There's a new (Professional Standards) Scheme in town 29/11/2019 - COP25 01: When too much ambition is never enough