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Get verified: The Digital ID Bill offering verification efficiencies with increased privacy and security
An overview of the Proposed Digital ID System under the Digital ID Bill 2023, including its accreditation and participation requirements, increased overlap of privacy obligations and proposed regulatory powers. ...
Federal Government signals broad support for significant Privacy Act reforms
The Federal Government has agreed or agreed in-principle with the majority of the proposals outlined in the Privacy Act Review Report. ...
Allens advises on financial close of Gold Coast Light Rail Stage 3
The $1.2 billion augmentation to the existing public private partnership will deliver a 6.7km extension to the existing light rail network, including eight new stations and additional light rail ...
New Victorian Market-led Proposals Guideline encourages private sector proposals to Government
The Victorian Government has recently released an updated version of its Market-led Proposals Guideline (also known as 'unsolicited proposals' or 'exclusive transactions' in other states) which affirms its continued focus on market-led infrastructure and services projects. ...
Retirement phase of superannuation
The Financial System Inquirys interim report has identified the retirement phase of superannuation as a priority issue that requires change If the Federal Government decides to implement various policy options to encourage the development of more suitable products it could result in significant ...
Innovative Superannuation Income Streams - at last
Earlier today Treasury released exposure draft regulations for Innovative Superannuation Income Streams They set out income stream standards that will be relevant for products such as deferred annuities and group self-annuitised products The Allens Superannuation team reports ...
Planning for the future of South-East Queensland
On 11 August 2017, the State Government released the third statutory regional plan and the first regional paln to take effect under the new Queensland Planning Act 2016 for the South-East Queensland region, titled Shaping SEQ. ...
Accelerating build-to-rent in Australia
The build-to-rent (BTR) model continues to gain pace in Australia as several projects prove the local viability of this asset class. ...
Running out of time for retirement income reform
The Government has released a consultation paper on the regulation of retirement income streams It says that the Government wants to encourage the development of more retirement products But this is old news and the paper offers few concrete policy proposals other than in the area of deferred ...
Recent developments in uranium
Partner Richard Malcolmson and Senior Associates Emily Gerrard and Anna Vella report on recent developments in the Australian uranium sector including Queenslands framework for uranium mining the Western Australian regulators recommendation to proceed with uranium mining at Kintyre and the Federal ...