The High Court has reaffirmed the powers of a responsible entity are ultimately derived from the scheme's constitution, but the exercise of those powers is constrained by the statutory and fiduciary duties imposed on the responsible entity. ...

The ACCC recommends changes be made to the structure of ownership of generation assets and incentives in place regarding bidding and generation investment We examine the operation of the National Electricity Market why the ACCC is concerned about market concentration and their recommendations for ...

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 ...

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. ...

A recent Full Federal Court decision has provided welcome clarity on what constitutes a misleading consumer guarantee representation. ...

On 15 August the Federal Government released exposure draft legislation that if passed will establish an economy-wide consumer-directed data transfer system The latest sprint in a marathon of reviews reports and recommendations over the past few years that have called for the adoption of some form ...

The release of the exposure draft of the CDR legislation marks the start of a tight turnaround in order for the legislation to be passed in March 2019 particularly as the details and associated instruments have yet to be released The CDR regime has been advertised as producing a wide range of ...

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 ...

The Environment Protection Amendment Bill is the first major overhaul of Victorias environmental law in almost 50 years introducing a general environmental duty requiring all Victorian businesses, industry and community members to prevent environmental harm. ...

The House of Representatives yesterday passed the Governments Bill to broaden the misuse of market power prohibition and the Bill will be introduced to the Senate shortly The Bill as passed removes the mandatory factors the courts would have had to consider in determining whether conduct was ...