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Bold and sometimes radical - the final Murray report
The Financial System Inquirys final report has been released We havent tested this with Word Cloud but we think the report can best be encapsulated in the word however The financial system has held up well however And what follows the however is often bold and sometimes radical There are five ...
Access regulation application sinks at the Newcastle shipping channel
The acting Federal Treasurer has made a determination under Australias national access regime to not declare access to the Newcastle shipping channel The decision is a reminder of the limits of the national access regime in challenging the pricing of infrastructure owners Partner John Hedge and ...
Major reform of Queensland resource regulation proposed
Wide-ranging reforms to the legislative regime for resource tenures in Queensland for all commodity types have been proposed Partners Ben Zillmann and John Hedge and Senior Associate Giselle Kilvert consider the proposals and what they mean for the states resource sector ...
'Safety net' or 'trampoline'? Emissions safeguard mechanism draft rules released
The Federal Government has released its draft rules for the emissions safeguard mechanism which will impose financial penalties of up to 18 million on businesses that emit more than their allocated emissions baselines ...
Life insurance advice remuneration legislation released
The Government released yesterday an exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements Bill 2015 The Government says the Bill removes the current exemption in the Corporations Act from the ban on conflicted remuneration for benefits paid in relation to certain ...
First step to implement a Common Resources Act in Queensland
The Queensland Government has passed legislation now currently awaiting assent that is the first stage of a program to rationalise the regulatory regime for all types of resources tenure in Queensland Partner Ben Zillmann Managing Associate John Hedge Senior Associate Gobind Kalsi and Associate ...
Queensland reviews mining lease objection process and land access regime
As part of its ongoing initiative to reduce red tape and streamline application and approval processes for the resources industry, the Queensland Government has released two discussion papers simultaneously proposing amendments to the objection regime for mining leases and regulations ...
Allens foundation client for tech startup Atticus
Atticus, an Australian tech startup, is innovating the time-consuming task of disclosure document verification, giving clients – and their partner law firms – an efficient solution to a process tha ...
An overview of the Indonesia insurance industry for foreign investors
The Indonesian insurance market has attracted significant interest from international investors in recent years both in terms of its MA and bancassurance opportunities While still a relatively small market by overall size it is forecast to grow rapidly driven by an expanding middle class and current ...
Allens advises News Corp on Foxtel and Fox Sports merger
Allens has advised News Corp on the merger between Foxtel and Fox Sports, finalised in a definitive agreement signed on 6 March. News Corp, which currently owns 100 per cent of Fox Sports and 50 pe ...