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Climate change features again in latest coal mine refusal
Last week the NSW Independent Planning Commission ( IPC ) refused development consent for the Bylong Coal Project ( Project ). Although the IPC stopped short of finding the Project unacceptable on ...
The Launches and Returns Act: one of the most significant updates to the Space Activities Act since its implementation
On 31 August 2018, the Space Activities Act 1998 (Cth) ( Space Activities Act ) was amended by the Space Activities Amendment (Launches & Return) Act 2018 (Cth). In light of the newly formed ...
Would parmesan by any other name smell as sweet?
The deadline is approaching to lodge an objection to the proposed geographical indications in the Australia-EU Free Trade Agreement. The very high level of protection the EU is seeking for the list ...
Builders' duty of care for defective works continues to narrow
A recent UK decision 1 continues the judicial trend of limiting the circumstances in which a builder will be liable in negligence for pure economic loss caused by its defective works. It emphasises ...
The Full Federal Court dismisses the appeal in Encompass Corporation v InfoTrack
On 13 September, the Full Bench of the Australian Federal Court dismissed the appeal in Encompass Corporation v InfoTrack 1 , confirming that 'computer-implementation' is insufficient to provide ...
Bootcamp for social and Indigenous enterprises
In August this year, we hosted a Social and Indigenous Enterprise Bootcamp in partnership with Westpac. Representatives from a range of organisations engaged in social innovation or Indigenous entrepreneurship attended the interactive ...
ASIC's latest Corporate Plan continues focus on corporate culture; ASX clamps down on 'ramping' announcements; FIRB reveals closer scrutiny of data acquisitions; and other corporate law developments
ASIC continues to focus on corporate culture, and proposes restrictions on OTC binary options and CFDs; ASX clamps down on 'ramping' announcements and issues of loyalty securities; FIRB takes a ...
Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: July & August 2019
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Supreme Court decision overturns mandatory sentencing of 13 year old
Meet David*, an Aboriginal boy from Bunbury in Western Australia, who was just 13 years old when he was sentenced under Western Australia's mandatory sentencing laws, having pleaded guilty to a number of burglary offences. David suffers ...