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Competition news
In Touch looks at what's been happening in Competition this month and what it means for your business ...
Mixed reactions to changes to new CBD height limits
The Melbourne Planning Scheme has recently been amended to introduce mandatory built form controls to the central business district and Southbank area Managing Associate Meg Lee and Associate Kate Kirby report on the changes and on the reactions of key stakeholders ...
Superannuation and the Government's response to the FSI
The Governments response to the FSIs superannuation recommendations is as with much of the rest of the responses somewhat safe and as a result arguably disappointing As with the Inquirys recommendations it shifts from the sublime to the ridiculous ndash on the one hand it deals with the really ...
Life insurance advice remuneration legislation released
The Government released yesterday an exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment Life Insurance Remuneration Arrangements Bill 2015 The Government says the Bill removes the current exemption in the Corporations Act from the ban on conflicted remuneration for benefits paid in relation to certain ...
Access regulation application sinks at the Newcastle shipping channel
The acting Federal Treasurer has made a determination under Australias national access regime to not declare access to the Newcastle shipping channel The decision is a reminder of the limits of the national access regime in challenging the pricing of infrastructure owners Partner John Hedge and ...
New guidelines for unsolicited proposals for State-owned land in WA
The WA Government has issued its formal guidelines for unsolicited proposals for the sale or lease of State-owned land By embracing the possibility of unsolicited proposals as opposed to encumbering every development opportunity with a procurement process and by expressing a willingness to engage ...
Court refuses to approve class action settlement
In a recent Federal Court decision Justice Murphy refused to approve the settlement agreement between the parties to the Willmott class action finding that the terms of the settlement were not fair and reasonable ...
Queensland resource legislation is 'back to the future'
The Queensland Government is continuing its review of mineral and energy resource legislative reforms with proposed amendments currently before Parliament many of which undo earlier proposed reforms Partner Ben Zillmann Senior Associate Giselle Kilvert and Associate Andrea Moffatt consider the ...
The ACCC will be watching you pass on the bucks
The ACCC has been given powers to monitor and enforce compliance with new laws prohibiting merchants from charging excessive payment surcharges Partner Carolyn Oddie Associate Theodore Souris and Lawyer Emma Gorrie report ...
Revisions to FIRB Guidance Note 23: clarity for foreign government investors
Recent reforms to the Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 Cth introduced new provisions that deem foreign government investors of the same country to be associates of each other These provisions have created practical difficulties for foreign government investors who risk unintentionally ...