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We want our money back! Excess GST refund rules to change
After two years three rounds of public consultation and one aborted attempt Federal Parliament looks likely to pass legislation amending the rules governing when the Australian Taxation Office is required to refund excess GST to a taxpayer ...
Property Occupations Act passed
New legislation that deals with property transactions in Queensland will have major implications on the sale process of residential property and the licensing of agents Partner Alister Fitzgerald and Senior Associate Annabelle Aland report on the main changes ...
Business as usual after state and territory budgets handed down
All of the states and territories have now delivered their budgets for the coming financial year Although there are no major changes to state and territory taxes there are some minor changes in each jurisdiction Partner Katrina Parkyn and Lawyer Scott Lang report on the notable developments for ...
Allens appointed to advise NSW Government on Electricity Network Transactions
Allens has been appointed as the lead legal adviser to the New South Wales Government on the proposed divestment of its electricity network assets by way of 49 per cent long-term leases. The initia ...
Government abandons some not-for-profit sector tax reforms
The Federal Government has announced that it will proceed with only one of the backlog of announced but unlegislated reforms to the taxation of charities and other not-for-profit entities proposed by previous governments Special Counsel Glenys Hodges and Lawyer Scott Lang report on the fate of the ...
Adani clears latest hurdle in Carmichael Mine approval
The Supreme Court of Queensland has upheld the decision of the Chief Executive of the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage Protection to issue an environmental authority for the Carmichael Mine In dismissing an application for judicial review by one of the mines objectors the Supreme ...
COP21 and the Paris Agreement
Over the weekend in Paris two weeks of negotiations culminated in the adoption by all parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change of a conference decision and Paris Agreement to address climate change The combined Paris Outcome commits parties to limit global temperature ...
Allens advises The GEO Group on Fulham Prison expansion
Allens has advised The GEO Group Australia on the expansion of the Fulham Correctional Centre in Sale, Victoria. Allens advised on procurement, legal and commercial aspects of the expansion, which ...
Allens advises NSW Treasury on $16.2bn Ausgrid transaction
Allens has advised the NSW Government on the partial lease of distribution network Ausgrid to an all-Australian consortium. The NSW Government entered into a 99-year lease with IFM Investors and ...
Allens advises Development Victoria on sale of Fibre to the Home network
Allens has advised Development Victoria on the sale of its Fibre to the Home network to RedTrain Networks Pty Ltd. The sale includes the network, which sits across six of Development Victoria's ...