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ACCC conditional interim authorisations
Insight 11 Jun 2020

Since 20 March 2020, the ACCC has granted a number of urgent interim authorisations across a range of industries allowing businesses to collaborate in response to COVID-19. ...

Productivity Commission report on resources sector regulation
Insight 11 Jun 2020

On 24 March 2020, the Productivity Commission released its draft report on resources sector regulation. ...

Greenhouse gas reforms under the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage Act
Insight 11 Jun 2020

On 28 April 2020, a number of amendments to the OPGGSA and the Offshore Petroleum and Greenhouse Gas Storage (Regulatory Levies) Act 2003 (Cth) (Levies Act) came into force. ...

WA: North West Shelf State Agreement extended for 25 years
Insight 11 Jun 2020

The most significant impact of the Act is to extend the term of the State Agreement by a further 25 years from 31 December 2034 to 31 December 2059. ...

Hydrogen
Insight 11 Jun 2020

In November 2019, the COAG Energy Council released Australia's National Hydrogen Strategy. The Strategy provides a framework for leveraging Australia's significant natural resources and experience with resource development to develop a strong domestic hydrogen sector. ...

Report: National Electricity & Gas Rules Update: May 2020
Insight 15 Jun 2020

In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of May, as well as take a closer look at WA's proposed Access Code changes and how they seek to transform the State's power system. ...

Balancing compliance and enforcement with viability and recovery
Insight 14 Jul 2020

The latest guidance from the FWO reiterates the importance of proactively reviewing and improving workplace relations systems to ensure they are fit for purpose. ...

New criminal penalties for wage theft in Victoria
Insight 08 Jul 2020

Employers, directors and officers may be criminally liable for underpayments of wages and other employee benefits, as well as for failures to keep records of employee entitlements. ...

Unilaterally reducing an employee's hours may create a redundancy pay liability
Insight 08 Jul 2020

If you propose to significantly reduce an employee's hours of work, you should carefully take this decision into account. If the same circumstances exist, the employee may be entitled to a redundancy payment, even though the employee remains employed by the same employer. ...

Elevation of Vietnam's Public Private Partnership Regime: 14 key changes for foreign investors
Insight 27 Jul 2020

We set out 14 key changes to Vietnam's PPP regime under the new Law on Public-Private Partnership that are likely to be of interest to foreign investors. ...

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