Insights for March 2024

28/02/2024 - Corporate 5 Minute Fix 09: financial sector oversight, greenwashing crackdown, ASX Compliance Updates, climate-related financial disclosure 29/02/2024 - Can ACCC investigations access offshore documents? Recent UK decision suggests "yes" 05/03/2024 - A new era of water industry competition in NSW has begun 05/03/2024 - Do you have a licence for that? ASIC claims victory over crypto-asset Fintech's unlicensed conduct 05/03/2024 - ASIC puts the brakes on defective PDS 14/03/2024 - Implied term(ination): how long does an indefinite contract last? 14/03/2024 - Financial Accountability Regime: Final rules and guidance before FAR commencement 20/03/2024 - The statutory disregard, stamp duty and just compensation: the NSW Court of Appeal clarifies 20/03/2024 - COVID-19 directives unlawful: the side effects of not properly considering human rights 20/03/2024 - Don't you forget about me – mandatory COVID-19 vaccination directions 20/03/2024 - Queensland opens consultation period for new Anti-Discrimination Bill 20/03/2024 - Watch your words: The admissibility of evidence from Royal Commissions in civil and criminal proceedings 20/03/2024 - Biggest boost to NSW Environmental Regulation since 1991 20/03/2024 - Mandatory Domestic Builders Insurance in Victoria: what you need to know 20/03/2024 - Drafting contracts containing unfair terms and the risk of pecuniary penalties 20/03/2024 - Same Job, What Pay? Guidance on new labour hire laws 20/03/2024 - Accelerating foreign investment in Australia’s energy transition: a snapshot 20/03/2024 - Journalists, decision-makers and the risk of apprehended bias: lessons from Drumgold v Board of Inquiry – Criminal Justice System 20/03/2024 - Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix 47: asbestos, renewable energy, sea bed mining, environmental penalties 20/03/2024 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 124: security of payment, prior negotiations, interest rate or penalty 21/03/2024 - Take two: Victoria's turn to reform stamp duty 21/03/2024 - Further changes to the Petroleum Resource Rent Tax Assessment Act on the way 27/03/2024 - Delay as a bar to interlocutory injunctive relief: The need to act quickly to protect your rights 27/03/2024 - What the new "right to disconnect" means for employers, and how they can prepare