Insights for May 2021

06/05/2021 - Automotive snapshot: ACCC priorities, Dealer agreements, lemon laws and the right to repair, Road Vehicle Standards Act 10/05/2021 - Minor headaches now add up to major failures under the Australian Consumer Law 12/05/2021 - Budget 2021-22: incremental, not dramatic, changes ahead 13/05/2021 - Court once again considers unenforceability of lease incentive clawbacks 13/05/2021 - Environment and Planning 5 Minute Fix 13: climate change, waste, sustainable development and environmental protection 13/05/2021 - Issuing a purchase order: does it amount to an acknowledgement of debt? 13/05/2021 - Land Court rejects MERCPA landowner compensation claim without evidence to support factual assumptions of expert 13/05/2021 - Litigation: risky business for liquidators 13/05/2021 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 75: arbitration clauses, security of payment, heavy vehicles and Zero Emission Vehicles 13/05/2021 - Mining companies liable for native title compensation? On the Court's radar! 13/05/2021 - Small business to benefit from expanded protections under the Australian Consumer Law 13/05/2021 - "Contemptuous" infringers gonna cop it: Palmer copyright infringement leads to $1 million in additional damages 13/05/2021 - COVID-19 Vaccination Information Distillation: TGA's registration process for the COVID-19 vaccine and what to consider now 13/05/2021 - Multi-jurisdictional joint statement on merger control: an inflection point in merger clearances? 13/05/2021 - Reforming Australia’s litigation funding and class actions 05: the benefits of a nationally uniform class action system 13/05/2021 - Workplace investigations refresher part 4: Waiving LPP over workplace investigation reports 13/05/2021 - Budget 2021-2022: Foreign Financial Services pause on changes to regulation 18/05/2021 - Victorian State Budget Revenue Measures 2021-22 20/05/2021 - Developers beware – Victoria to Introduce a windfall gains tax 21/05/2021 - Victorian Budget 2021-22: Significant duty changes to be introduced 24/05/2021 - Australian cartel immunity applicants ordered to disclose privileged internal investigation materials to defendants 27/05/2021 - (Don't) call me maybe?: ACMA releases its compliance priorities for 2021-22 27/05/2021 - ASIC details record-breaking penalties in new Enforcement Update for July to December 2020 27/05/2021 - Cracking down on influencer #Ads 27/05/2021 - Fair Work Commission Deliveroos unsavoury outcome for gig companies 27/05/2021 - Just inn time: The impact of COVID-19 on the sale of a hotel 27/05/2021 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 76: estoppel, security of payment, Lacrosse liability, NSW building reform 27/05/2021 - Open for consultation: AER seeks feedback on proposed changes to embedded network guidelines 27/05/2021 - Possible changes ahead for NSW's coronial system following announcement of new Parliamentary inquiry 27/05/2021 - Records management obligations for NSW Government entities 03: Are Board documents and communications State records? 27/05/2021 - Reforming Australia’s litigation funding and class actions 06: Common Fund Orders and legislative reform 27/05/2021 - Streamlining bureaucracy: Efficiency improvements proposed for approvals processes under the Mining Act 1978 (WA) 27/05/2021 - The next GDPR? How the EU's newly proposed artificial intelligence regulation may affect Australian businesses 27/05/2021 - Three significant climate change developments in Australia and overseas with implications for resource projects