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Productivity Commission's report on superannuation - an odd mix of recommendations
Insight 01 Feb 2019

The Productivity Commission's report on superannuation has provided an odd mix of reccomendations ranging from uncontroversial to outright bizarre, Senior Regulatory Counsel Michael Mathieson writes. ...

'Fairness in Franchising' report: What you need to know
Insight 18 Mar 2019

The Parliamentary Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services has completed its inquiry into the operation and effectiveness of the Franchising Code of Conduct the Franchising Code The Committees report recommends 71 wide-ranging recommendations to address perceived power imbalances and ...

Getting its priorities straight - ACCC's 2019 product safety priorities
Insight 20 Mar 2019

Just in time for World Consumer Rights Day on 15 March 2019 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ACCC formally announced its 2019 Product Safety Priorities Partner Miriam Stiel and Senior Associate Julia Taylor explain which issues remain in the hot seat and whats new on the agenda ...

The Consumer Data Right and energy - what it means and what to do about it
Insight 05 Mar 2019

Following close on the heels of the banking sector Australias energy sector will soon be required to grapple with the implementation of the Consumer Data Right CDR The ACCC has commenced consultation on how the CDR may apply in the energy sector and a CDR bill has been introduced to parliament which ...

First step to implement a Common Resources Act in Queensland
Insight 17 Sep 2014

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
Insight 26 Mar 2014

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 ...

Bold and sometimes radical - the final Murray report
Insight 07 Dec 2014

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 ...

Innovation and competitiveness agenda to benefit the resources and energy sectors
Insight 06 Nov 2014

The Federal Government has released its Industry Innovation and Competitiveness Agenda the industry-led growth and innovation component of its broader Economic Action Strategy reform Industry participants in the resources and energy sectors will benefit from proposals which aim to increase ...

Federal Government takes next step in energy review
Insight 26 Sep 2014

The Federal Government has issued a Green Paper to inform the preparation of its Energy White Paper which is due for release by the end of 2014 Partners Paul Kenny Government Sector Leader and Anna Collyer Power and Utilities Sector Leader provide an overview ...

Public authorities - reduced protection against negligence
Insight 19 Dec 2014

In coming to a recent decision the Queensland Supreme Court has taken a narrow view of a section of that states civil liability legislation that was designed to limit the liability of public authorities in Queensland Partner Nicholas Ng and Senior Associate Goran Gelic report on this decision and ...

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