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Next phase for onshore oil and gas regulatory reform in the Northern Territory
Insight 07 Sep 2015

The Northern Territory Government has released its Guiding Principles for the onshore oil and gas industry that set out the minimum expectations for the industry until a comprehensive regulatory review is completed Operators and investors in the sector should review the compliance of their current ...

Stage 2 of NSW Integrated Mining Policy released
Insight 27 Aug 2015

The New South Wales Government has released a number of further guidelines for state-significant mining projects focusing on post-approval requirements as part of the second stage of public consultation on the new Integrated Mining Policy Partner Bill McCredie Senior Associate Naomi Bergman and ...

Queensland Productivity Commission inquires into electricity pricing and solar feed-in tariff
Insight 26 Aug 2015

The new Queensland Productivity Commissions first two inquiries are into electricity pricing and solar feed-in tariffs Partner John Hedge and Associate Andrea Moffatt look at the implications for industry ...

Productivity Commission identifies major deficiencies in workplace relations framework
Insight 04 Aug 2015

The Coalitions industrial relations policy for the last election included a proposal to have the Productivity Commission review and make recommendations about improving the Fair Work Act so that the Coalition could take the recommended changes to the next election The proposal is now unfolding with ...

Decision confirms limits on general meeting shareholder activism
Insight 03 Aug 2015

A recent Federal Court of Australia decision has reaffirmed that a companys board of directors has the primary role in managing a company and that there are limits on shareholders legal ability to control that management Partner and Co-Leader of Allens Head Office Governance team Greg Bosmans and ...

Agency arrangements alright - ANZ and Flight Centre succeed in appeals
Insight 31 Jul 2015

The Full Federal Court today handed down its decisions in two high-profile appeals in relation to ANZ and Flight Centre Both cases dealt with the issue of distribution arrangements and price fixing Partner Carolyn Oddie and Associate Theodore Souris look at the implications for business ...

AIFMD - the future of marketing to European investors
Insight 31 Jul 2015

The European Securities and Markets Association has published its initial advice and opinion on the functioning of the marketing passport and national private placement regimes since the implementation of AIFMD and the possibility of extending the marketing passport to non-European fund managers ...

Withholding tax on the sale of Australian property by foreign residents exposure draft legislation released
Insight 28 Jul 2015

Exposure draft legislation implementing the Federal Governments promise to introduce a 10 per cent non-final withholding tax on purchasers of certain types of taxable Australian property by foreign residents has been released for review and comment Partner Charles Armitage and Associate Scott Lang ...

Fact sheet: Growing your team: working with interns in your startup
Insight 28 Jul 2015

Many startups look to grow their team by engaging interns work experience students and other unpaid workers ...

ASIC clamps down on SMSF advice
Insight 25 Jul 2015

ASIC has outlined its expectations for financial advice where the client is advised to set up a self-managed superannuation fund ASIC has done so in two publications released yesterday - one deals with the risks associated with SMSFs information sheet 205 and the other with the costs information ...

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