Insights for October 2022

07/10/2022 - Climate change effects violate Torres Strait Islanders’ rights, according to UN Human Rights Committee 07/10/2022 - Land swaps and off-market sales: Updates to the Commonwealth Property Disposal Policy 07/10/2022 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 108: withholding payment, implied terms and High Speed Rail Authority 07/10/2022 - Three takeaways from the proposed reforms on multinational tax integrity and transparency 07/10/2022 - Uses of public purpose land: encroachments on the statutory framework? 07/10/2022 - Franking credits changes back on the agenda – with effects on distributions funded by capital raisings 12/10/2022 - APS Bargaining update: out with the old, in with the… interim? 12/10/2022 - Cyber risks insurance: what does it do, what should you think about, and how far does it go? 12/10/2022 - High Court ruling on foreign residents as group members in Australian class actions raises practical issues for respondents 12/10/2022 - Jumping the gun? Release of deposits in Victorian real estate transactions 12/10/2022 - NSW EPA releases for consultation its first ever plan for climate change action 17/10/2022 - Getting the Deal Through Asset Recovery - 2023 19/10/2022 - Australia’s energy transition: investing in an uncertain regulatory environment 19/10/2022 - Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix 31: GHG, biomass, planning, PFAS 19/10/2022 - Having the best of both worlds: the power of unlocking capital from real estate via a sale and leaseback 19/10/2022 - Secure Jobs, Better Pay Bill to be introduced to Federal Parliament next week, but how far it goes is still unknown 21/10/2022 - Anticipated environmental law reforms introduced in Queensland 21/10/2022 - Greenwashing is out of fashion, with the industry facing a crackdown on “eco-friendly” claims 21/10/2022 - Miramax and Tarantino settle Pulp Fiction NFT dispute leaving NFT intellectual property issues in the valley of darkness 21/10/2022 - NSW Government set to overhaul the construction industry with new building reforms 21/10/2022 - TGA targets vaping advertisers in recent Federal Court filings 26/10/2022 - Back to the future and dashing ahead: What the Victorian Government's energy transition announcement means 26/10/2022 - Brokering for broadcast rights: Australian Government’s review of the anti-siphoning scheme 26/10/2022 - Budget 2022-23: multinationals, franking credits to boost tax take, and force strategy rethink 26/10/2022 - Expanding the NT Offsets Framework: policy guidance on GHG emissions and biodiversity offsets 26/10/2022 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 109: timing and payment schedules, joint ventures, domestic building legislation, rectification damages 26/10/2022 - Proptech: Understanding and managing privacy and surveillance issues 26/10/2022 - Surgery to the national health law to affect 800,000 health practitioners 26/10/2022 - Water industry competition reform in NSW advances with release of draft regulation 26/10/2022 - Wider scope for native title compensation on the horizon? 26/10/2022 - NSW LTESAs – Project Bid deadline closing this week! 31/10/2022 - Important changes to the Privacy Act, including significantly increased penalties – so start getting ready now 31/10/2022 - It’s time – embedding privacy front and centre in compliance, governance and decision-making processes 31/10/2022 - Time to get ready for unfair contract terms changes (and higher penalties too)