The ACCC's ability to police union action has been dealt a blow by the High Court today, which found that the ACCC had not shown a company and union had satisfied the consensus or "meeting of minds" ...

The Commonwealth Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water is inviting submissions on the proposed amendments to the National Greenhouse and Energy Reporting ( NGER) scheme and ...

New laws implementing the Commonwealth's hydrogen production tax credit incentive have been passed by Parliament, but they won't come into effect until the Guarantee of Origin scheme becomes effective ...

The Consumer Data Right presents opportunities in Australia, but there is a considerable amount of work to be done to better direct the CDR, reduce its high compliance costs and to improve consumer ...

Since the whistleblower protections in the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) were expanded from 1 July 2019, there has been limited case law dealing with how the enhanced protections operate. However, the ...

The Government has, in the messaging around this proposed ban, focused particularly on childcare workers, construction workers, and hairdressers – although the ban is not industry-based, and its ...

Licensing exemptions for foreign financial services providers ( FFSPs) which were expected to become law will be postponed again.

The ACCC is concerned with companies that engage in multiple smaller acquisitions, which over time cumulatively harm competition. Under the new merger regime, the ACCC can take into account previous ...

Operational risks: People risks, challenges in supply chain management (including third party risk), workforce capabilities, and process inefficiencies can lead to service disruptions and, in extreme ...

Under the Act, whistleblowers can make a protected disclosure about conduct they reasonably suspect may amount to misconduct or an "improper state of affairs or circumstances".