Insights for November 2021

03/11/2021 - WA mining mandate directions issued 08/11/2021 - COP26 at the end of week one: progress despite the fault lines 11/11/2021 - All links in a supply chain affected by NSW's product stewardship laws to reduce plastic and move to a circular economy 11/11/2021 - First steps taken to Finish Somat dishwashing tablet launch in Australia 11/11/2021 - Greenfield opportunity for statutory class action regime in New Zealand: Law Commission consults on proposal 11/11/2021 - It's time to reset: what you should be thinking about when refreshing your whistleblowing systems and policies 11/11/2021 - Major certification and safety changes for aviation industry participants 11/11/2021 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 88: NSW net zero, warranties, combustible cladding litigation, default interest rates 11/11/2021 - New framework for development contributions in NSW 11/11/2021 - Not just about rail: Suburban Rail Loop Act clarifies and strengthens project authority road-related powers under MTPFA 11/11/2021 - NSW Government takes next steps to bring decennial liability insurance to residential apartment buildings 11/11/2021 - One step closer to FAR: more details known of the Financial Accountability Regime Bill 11/11/2021 - Protecting or creating a stumbling block for future class members: proposed reforms to litigation funding payouts 11/11/2021 - Takeaways from COVID-19 commercial and retail tenancy disputes and decisions 11/11/2021 - Third time lucky? Decision upheld to set aside disclaimer of contaminated property where liquidators hold indemnity 11/11/2021 - When is a procurement an emergency? Recent guidance from the NSW Ombudsman 11/11/2021 - Workplace Investigations refresher part 10: Procedural fairness – bias 16/11/2021 - Mythbusting legal misinformation about COVID-19 vaccine mandates: what employers can do 25/11/2021 - "Writes reserved": Managing correspondence to avoid the inadvertent creation of a binding and enforceable contract 25/11/2021 - Environment and Planning 5 Minute Fix 20: climate change adaptation, circular economy, Renewable Energy Zones, coal mining 25/11/2021 - Just how proper does a decision-maker’s consideration of human rights need to be? 25/11/2021 - Long-running Grafil saga flags potential changes for resource recovery in NSW 25/11/2021 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 89: NSW modern slavery laws, WA security of payment, public liability insurance 25/11/2021 - New WA procurement regulations raise the stakes for government suppliers 25/11/2021 - RCEP: World's largest free trade deal to enter into force on 1 January 2022 25/11/2021 - Suburban Rail Loop Act: Changes to land acquisition, assembly and disposal powers in Victoria under the MTPFA 25/11/2021 - Victorian electric vehicles drivers launch High Court challenge to new ZLEV charge 25/11/2021 - Victoria's Environment Protection regime: industrial waste 25/11/2021 - How Australia's building and construction sector is responding to the "hidden" issue of a building's embodied carbon 25/11/2021 - COP26 Glasgow delivers Climate Pact and path forward for the decisive decade 25/11/2021 - Taxpayers + transfer pricing = more ATO attention 25/11/2021 - What is the X factor in P2X? A transformative solution to decarbonising and renewable energy intermittency beyond hydrogen 29/11/2021 - My employee refuses to be vaccinated against COVID-19: What do I do? 30/11/2021 - Victorian windfall gains tax and build-to-rent concessions: update