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Penalties: The final word
The High Court decision in Paciocco v Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, provides welcome clarity on the application of the 'penalties rule' implicating a broad range of sectors. ...
Proposed amendments to the PNG Land Act
Amendments to the Papua New Guinea Land Act have been proposed which among other things will restrict ownership of land by non-citizens including PNG incorporated companies that are wholly or partly owned by non-citizen individuals or companies ...
High Court rules mining leases and native title can co-exist
The High Court ruled that certain mining leases in WA did not extinguish all native title rights, but rather the two rights co-exist. In doing so, the High Court took the opportunity to clarify the test for determining when native title rights will be extinguished by statutory grants at common law. ...
PNG's ownership of minerals and hydrocarbons
The Papua New Guinea Constitution will be amended to reflect the states ownership of hydrocarbons and minerals under proposals to be put before the PNG Parliament Partner Vaughan Mills and Senior Associate Sarah Kuman report on the implications of these amendments ...
Pre-emptive rights decision flags need for careful drafting
The Western Australian Supreme Court has handed down a decision that has significant implications for the drafting of pre-emptive rights clauses in both joint ventureoperating agreements and shareholders agreements The decision also has ramifications for the conduct of sale transactions that involve ...
ASIC's take on forward-looking statements
ASIC has recently raised concerns about forward-looking statements by Australian miners that are made on the basis of preliminary scoping or feasibility studies In a new Information Sheet it has suggested that without certainty as to project funding such statements could constitute misleading ...
Supreme Court decision limits the scope of landholder duty in Queensland
The Queensland Supreme Court has held that mining leases did not constitute an interest in land for the purposes of the former land rich duty regime While subsequent amendments to the Duties Act 2001 Qld mean that mining tenements are now treated as an interest in land the decision provides much ...
Employment Law
This Insight examines the latest developments in employment law ...
Room to move in joint operating agreements
The Western Australian Supreme Court of Appeal has handed down its decision in Apache v Santos allowing the appeal by Apache and overturning the first instance decision The Appeal Courts decision has important implications for the interpretation of joint operating agreements and the ability of ...
Implications of High Court ruling for mining lease applications in WA
The High Court has found the mining warden did not have jurisdiction to hear applications for mining leases over certain Minderoo pastoral holdings, because they were not accompanied by either a mining proposal or a mineralisation report. ...