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Full Federal Court rules against agreed civil penalties
Ecstasy cocaine and industrial action at a construction site are unlikely subjects for an article on financial services regulation They are however the things that have led to what could be a significant change to the way in which financial services regulators like ASIC and APRA can resolve civil ...
Withholding tax on the sale of Australian property by foreign residents exposure draft legislation released
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 ...
Indonesia implements export ban on ore
In a move intended to add value for Indonesia by requiring that the processing and refining of mineral commodities be conducted there the Government has issued new regulations implementing in-country processing requirements for mineral commodities excluding coal including a ban on the export of ...
ICANN caught in regulatory web
Since it took effect in May 2018 across the entire European Union, the General Data Protection Regulation has sent shockwaves through countless internet infrastructure industries ...
Second round of changes to Australia's IP laws released for comment
IP Australia has released draft legislation to implement the second part of the Government's response to the Productivity Commission's inquiry into IP arrangements. Senior Associate Lauren John reports. ...
Clarity on what constitutes a misleading consumer guarantee representation
A recent Full Federal Court decision has provided welcome clarity on what constitutes a misleading consumer guarantee representation. ...
Misuse of market power - Court rejects ACCC allegations against Pfizer
The full federal court have ruled in favour of Pfizer against the ACCC alleging that Pfizer used its market power for an anti-competitive purpose (s 46) and engaged in exclusive dealing conduct for the purpose of substantially lessening competition in the atorvastatin market (s 47). ...
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National Energy Guarantee - the emissions requirement in Australia's carbon policy landscape
Following the recent release of the National Energy Guarantee High Level Design Document Partner Jillian Button xand Lawyer Dale Straughen consider how the proposed emissions reduction requirement of the Guarantee will interact with Australias existing emissions reduction policies This article is ...
ASIC overhauls AFS licensing relief for foreign financial service providers
ASIC has released its consultation paper on licensing relief for foreign financial services providers proposing a new licensing regime that will be broadly in line with that applied to other AFS licensees, but with relief from some provisions of the Australian Corporations Act and the imposition of ...