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Social benefit bonds - their role in the funding challenge for social infrastructure and services
Insight 20 Mar 2015

With the recent Intergenerational Report having further highlighted the need to deliver social outcomes in an efficient way Partners David Donnelly and James Darcy report on the potential role of social benefit bonds in providing social infrastructure and services ...

A series of 'firsts' under the National Electricity Law
Insight 03 Mar 2015

The Federal Court has issued the first court-ordered civil penalties for breaches of the National Electricity Rules demonstrating a willingness to apply an agreed pecuniary penalty negotiated by regulators and respondents This decision is important not just to the energy sector but also to ...

Insolvent contractors beware: principals can rely upon set-off rights when resisting claims
Insight 29 Apr 2015

The Victorian Supreme Court has provided guidance on set-off rights in the context of insolvency particularly in relation to inconsistency between provisions of the Corporations Act and security of payment legislation Partner Nick Rudge and Lawyer James Waters report ...

The Inverted Bid Model - five key questions in solving it
Insight 18 Mar 2015

Industry Super Australias proposed Inverted Bid Model has generated a lot of interest and discussion At a recent industry symposium participants were invited to explore the model with a view to further refining it for application in the Australian infrastructure market Partner David Donnelly poses ...

Competition policy 'root and branch' review final terms of reference released
Insight 01 Apr 2014

The Federal Government has released the final Terms of Reference for the root and branch review of Australias competition law and policy and announced the members of the expert panel who will lead the review over the next 12 months Partner Jacqueline Downes and Lawyer Lauren John look at the final ...

A new tool in the fraud and anti-corruption kit
Insight 19 Aug 2014

The Federal Government has established a new Fraud and Anti-Corruption Centre to deal with allegations of white-collar crime Partner Rachel Nicolson Senior Associate Tessa Meyrick and Associate Freya Dinshaw consider the impact of the new federal body and the changing enforcement landscape in ...

Record penalties a reminder of product safety obligations
Insight 03 Jul 2014

Record US penalties recently imposed on car manufacturers for failures to deal appropriately with safety defects are a timely reminder to Australian manufacturers of their product safety obligations Partner Belinda Thompson Senior Associate Jaime McKenzie and Lawyer Ishwar Singh report ...

Queensland Government's state land reform proposals
Insight 25 Jul 2014

The Queensland Government plans a major reform of the state land system to streamline processes reduce regulation and improve service delivery Partner John Beckinsale reports on the possible reforms which are outlined in a recently released discussion paper ...

Budget wrap - significant infrastructure investment and divestment
Insight 24 Jun 2014

Following last weeks release of the New South Wales and South Australian budgets it is clear that most state and territory budgets handed down since the Federal Budget have shown an alignment with the Federal Governments national agreement on infrastructure investment and asset recycling Partner ...

Proposed mandatory access code for Australia's wheat export terminals
Insight 06 Jun 2014

The Federal Government has released a draft mandatory port access code of conduct that would apply to all Australian bulk wheat export port terminals If implemented the code would replace the existing regulatory framework and the access undertakings approved by the ACCC for terminals operated by the ...

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