Insights for April 2020

19/03/2020 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 49 01/04/2020 - Administrative law mythbuster no 05: Shi v Migration Agents Registration Authority (2008) 235 CLR 286 01/04/2020 - ASD presses “delete” on the Cloud Certified Services List 01/04/2020 - ASX and ASIC COVID-19 capital raising and other measures to provide temporary relief for ASX-listed entities 01/04/2020 - Disputes in a time of COVID-19 01/04/2020 - Guidance material for the NT's new environmental regulatory regime out for consultation 01/04/2020 - High Court confirms influence, not job title, the key to Corporations Act liability as director or officer 01/04/2020 - Place your bids: make money by reducing electricity consumption 01/04/2020 - Tools to help you manage environmental compliance in Queensland during COVID-19 02/04/2020 - Further fracking inquiry recommendations implemented in the Northern Territory 02/04/2020 - Have your say on the Productivity Commission Draft Report on Resources Sector Regulation 02/04/2020 - Parliamentary inquiries open the dialogue on nuclear energy and uranium mining 02/04/2020 - Q&A with Ian Temby 03/04/2020 - Draft Victorian EPA Guidelines – The new operating license & the general environmental duty for licence holders 03/04/2020 - NSW emergency procurement procedure provides expedited procurements to aid COVID-19 response 03/04/2020 - The clock is ticking: ATO runs a short amnesty for unpaid superannuation guarantee payments, and then harsher penalties 06/04/2020 - Changes to the Australian financial services licence (AFSL) application and variation process 06/04/2020 - Mandatory code of conduct for commercial and retail leases on the way as part of COVID-19 response 06/04/2020 - New powers to affect ACT retail and commercial leasing in response to COVID-19 08/04/2020 - Costs and possibly travel relief for WA tenement holders and the mining sector in response to COVID-19 08/04/2020 - Federal Parliament passes legislation meaning JobKeeper payments will soon flow 08/04/2020 - Mandatory Code of Conduct for commercial tenancies released 08/04/2020 - No time to hibernate as NSW Government moves to maintain development during the pandemic 09/04/2020 - Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency in Asia Australian Chapter - 2020 14/04/2020 - Changes to the foreign investor duty surcharge in Tasmania 16/04/2020 - Administrative law mythbuster no 06: Bhardwaj 16/04/2020 - COVID-19 update: PDS considerations for product issuers and ASIC relief 16/04/2020 - COVID-19: APRA and ASIC provide advice to superannuation trustees in joint letter 16/04/2020 - Delivering better infrastructure, faster 16/04/2020 - Force majeure and the new (ab)normal: business resilience into the future 16/04/2020 - Government Services 5 Minute Fix 03 16/04/2020 - Hitting fast-forward on government procurement processes in the COVID-19 pandemic environment 16/04/2020 - Is your organisation moving fast to respond to COVID-19 from a privacy law perspective? 16/04/2020 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 50 16/04/2020 - New agency to drive disaster preparedness and recovery in NSW 16/04/2020 - NSW EPBC Act Bilateral Agreement amended: what this means for biodiversity offsets 16/04/2020 - NSW Modern Slavery laws: very much alive and kicking 16/04/2020 - Stronger Regulators Act: ASIC's powers strengthened again with search warrants, wire taps and banning orders 16/04/2020 - The laws on unfair contract terms will soon apply to contracts subject to the Insurance Contracts Act 16/04/2020 - Victorian Supreme Court guidance on “True Rule” of contractual construction and restrains access to performance security 17/04/2020 - Long awaited proposals for NSW Infrastructure Contributions reform released 20/04/2020 - ATO releases guidelines for employees claiming deductions for "working from home" expenses due to COVID-19 22/04/2020 - NSW now allows signatures to be witnessed via audio-visual link 23/04/2020 - Soft closure mis-deploys: another hurdle for class action settlements? 24/04/2020 - COVID-19 relief for tenants in Victoria 24/04/2020 - WA landlords not immune from new COVID-19 legislation 27/04/2020 - ASX issues updated COVID-19 temporary class waivers for emergency capital raising relief 27/04/2020 - NSW landlords and tenants now on surer footing for COVID-19 related rent relief with release of Regulations 29/04/2020 - Commonwealth fails in its claim for compensation for delayed PBS listing of generic clopidogrel 30/04/2020 - Administrative law mythbuster no 07: Briginshaw 30/04/2020 - Bringing urgent court applications during COVID-19 30/04/2020 - COVID-19 and property/business interruption insurance un-occupancy exclusions? Be proactive and don't wait 30/04/2020 - Is there a pot of gold at the end of the litigation rainbow? The latest on common fund orders 30/04/2020 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 51 30/04/2020 - Modern slavery and COVID-19: Guidance Note sets out increased risk from pandemic on global supply chain workers 30/04/2020 - NT counting down until its new environmental regulatory regime commences 30/04/2020 - Overcoming a post-judgment barrier to settlement 30/04/2020 - Queensland state and local government procurement obligations and opportunities during emergencies: new COVID-19 guide 30/04/2020 - Round 2: A fight about much more than peanuts: Kraft beaten by Bega in crunch trade mark appeal 30/04/2020 - Taking evidence abroad: Pathway to obtaining documentary evidence in Australia 30/04/2020 - The distinction between joint, several, joint and several liability and why it matters 30/04/2020 - Therapeutic Goods and COVID-19 or other emergency exemptions: what does the future hold (for liability)? 30/04/2020 - To adjourn or not to adjourn: Courts say the show must go on!