Insights for August 2022

04/08/2022 - A proposed legislative regime for Indigenous Cultural and Intellectual Property rights protection 04/08/2022 - ACSI July report 2022: What do these findings show for Board reporting of climate risk and emissions reduction? 04/08/2022 - Adverse action and negotiating Enterprise Agreements – how far is too far? 04/08/2022 - ASIC extends transitional relief for Foreign Financial Services providers 04/08/2022 - ASIC's recent action against Lanterne highlights ASIC's increasing focus on the adequacy of risk management systems 04/08/2022 - Australia’s Climate Change Bill: simple approach to a complex problem 04/08/2022 - Celgene ACCC authorisation withdrawal provides no vote of confidence for future pharmaceutical patent settlements 04/08/2022 - China establishes mineral resources group to centralise iron ore purchasing 04/08/2022 - Climate change adaptation front and centre for New South Wales Government decisions and planning 04/08/2022 - Information and communication technology (ICT) accessibility – Important for all, essential for some 04/08/2022 - Litigation 101: Document retention for business 04/08/2022 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 104: ABCC, combustible cladding, step-in notice, WA security of payment 04/08/2022 - NSW to introduce new Biodiversity Credits Supply Fund and Taskforce 04/08/2022 - Safe Work Australia finalises Code of Practice for psychosocial hazards 18/08/2022 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 105: developer's liability for cladding rectification, expert determination, security of payment 18/08/2022 - ACCC to request information on claims of legal professional privilege 18/08/2022 - As the ACCC announces a crackdown on influencers, some dos and don'ts of influencer advertising 18/08/2022 - ASIC releases enforcement and regulatory update for second quarter of 2022 18/08/2022 - Changes coming to health services advertising: patient testimonials likely to be allowed soon 18/08/2022 - Court of Appeal upholds decision on “misleading” fuel labelling 18/08/2022 - Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix 29: climate change bills, environment as a human right, water resources 18/08/2022 - Failure to afford procedural fairness will generally be material: High Court 18/08/2022 - Fair Work Amendment (Paid Family and Domestic Violence Leave) Bill 2022 introduced to Parliament 18/08/2022 - Five years in: Treasury to review ASIC’s funding model 18/08/2022 - Legislation needed on patentability of computer-implemented inventions, after High Court divided in rare 3:3 judgment 18/08/2022 - Litigation 101: The differences between deeds and agreements 18/08/2022 - Suspect your supplier is infringing copyright? Take action or Biggin trouble might be coming your way 18/08/2022 - The metaverse: privacy and data protection challenges 18/08/2022 - What’s your data worth: Google hit with $60m penalty for misleading consumers about data collection and use 18/08/2022 - ASIC won’t “name and shame” in new breach reporting regime (for now) and pursues more industry consultation and guidance 18/08/2022 - Creating a positive duty to prevent discrimination in Queensland: the impact on employers 18/08/2022 - Don’t give an executive equity incentive without an employment hurdle (unless you really really want to) 18/08/2022 - Getting the green light: Lessons for future collaboration on ESG measures under Australian competition law 18/08/2022 - Implementing Respect@Work's positive duty to prevent sexual harassment 18/08/2022 - Is Google the Internet’s librarian, or merely a tour guide? High Court rules Google is not a publisher in defamation 18/08/2022 - Proptech: Building and managing a smarter future in a post-COVID-19 world – cybersecurity risks 19/08/2022 - Beware! Substantially higher penalties for competition and consumer law breaches are on the cards 24/08/2022 - Gig economy regulation likely as Fair Work umpire confirms workers are contractors 24/08/2022 - No option but to pay duty: NSW now imposes duty on changes in beneficial ownership 25/08/2022 - Meet our new partner: Robert Dearn 31/08/2022 - Better be quick! Deadline to make a priority application for a corresponding .au direct domain name is 20 September 2022