Insights for May 2023

01/05/2023 - Media: International Perspectives on Greenwashing: Australia and the UK 03/05/2023 - Further IR reforms are on the way, including huge penalty increases for wage underpayments 03/05/2023 - It's not a lie, says generative AI: untruths, defamation and the use of ChatGPT 03/05/2023 - Long-awaited tax changes to propel build-to-rent investment in Australia 03/05/2023 - Queensland's information privacy reforms present opportunities for alignment with Commonwealth and overseas regimes 09/05/2023 - "Logically, ethically and grammatically wrong": Federal Court cautions use of direct speech in witness evidence 09/05/2023 - Corporate 5 Minute Fix 02: court approval for schemes of arrangements, meeting venues, estimates of mineralisation, greenwashing 09/05/2023 - Northern Territory Budget revenue measures 2023: taxes on non-land assets to be abolished 10/05/2023 - Fewer revenue measures in Budget 2023-24 signal a holding pattern with more compliance – for now 11/05/2023 - Thinking about investing in Australia? Here's how the Federal Budget 2023-24 affects you 12/05/2023 - Is that you? Deep dive into deepfakes part 3: Recent examples, tips and tricks 12/05/2023 - Listed takeovers to lose their tax concessional status in New South Wales 12/05/2023 - Poor report card on modern slavery compliance acknowledged with $8m to implement Anti-Slavery Commissioner 17/05/2023 - Regulator ready: Countdown is on for the commencement of the NSW water industry competition reforms 18/05/2023 - Pre-acquisition negotiations with minor interests: some good news from the Land and Environment Court 19/05/2023 - Further petroleum amendments to commence to implement Northern Territory Fracking Inquiry recommendations 19/05/2023 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 115: further defects, payment claims and adjudication, quantifying damages 19/05/2023 - Proptech: Building and managing a smarter future in a post-COVID-19 world – intellectual property considerations 19/05/2023 - Shock-proofing Australia: Budget 2023 sparks new funding for energy and scam solutions 22/05/2023 - Get ready for fast-tracked investment for critical minerals and clean energy in Australia under new US-Australia Compact 22/05/2023 - Protecting decisions from human rights challenges in Queensland – getting the balance right 23/05/2023 - Buy Now, Pay Later to be regulated in Australia – plan now for the upcoming changes 24/05/2023 - ASIC releases and clarifies its corporate finance priorities for the coming quarter 24/05/2023 - Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix 38: emissions targets, renewables, fracking, water, koalas 24/05/2023 - Gippsland offshore wind – time to partner up and pay up 26/05/2023 - A matter of expert opinion: how lawyers should engage with expert witnesses 26/05/2023 - Australia lags behind in the hydrogen space: shift required from planning to implementation 26/05/2023 - Corporate 5 Minute Fix 03: company officers' personal liability, competing bids and exclusivity, greenwashing 26/05/2023 - More national workplace relations reforms on the horizon: Protecting Worker Entitlements Bill 26/05/2023 - No room for doubt: Overseas entities now clearly within the grasp of the ACCC's expansive investigative powers 26/05/2023 - The Victorian Government walks a delicate tightrope in the 2023/2024 Budget 26/05/2023 - What is "essential" koala habitat: QCAT explains the statutory test 29/05/2023 - Contract remains king and the superannuation guarantee is still unsettled, so check your independent contractor contracts 31/05/2023 - Queensland's proposed licensing pathway for hydrogen open for comment 31/05/2023 - The final pieces in Australia’s Emissions Safeguard Mechanism reforms 31/05/2023 - The resurgence of enterprise bargaining 02: Ready, set, go! How enterprise bargaining begins