Following last weeks release of the New South Wales and South Australian budgets it is clear that most state and territory budgets handed down since the Federal Budget have shown an alignment with the Federal Governments national agreement on infrastructure investment and asset recycling Partner ...

A recent Federal Court of Australia decision has reaffirmed that a companys board of directors has the primary role in managing a company and that there are limits on shareholders legal ability to control that management Partner and Co-Leader of Allens Head Office Governance team Greg Bosmans and ...

The ASX has released a consultation paper on proposed changes to Guidance Note 8 related to analysts and investor briefings analysts forecasts consensus estimates and earnings surprises ...

The Federal Government has made the 'time critical' FoFA amendments with new regulations saying that any financial product advice provided to an employer about their default superannuation fund is a financial service provided to a retail client. ...

Today the Full Federal Court clarified the law of penalties as it applies to fees The key development is that in considering whether the amount of a fee is extravagant and exorbitant compared to the potential costs incurred in dealing with a failure to perform an obligation the court held that ...

The Federal Court has issued the first court-ordered civil penalties for breaches of the National Electricity Rules demonstrating a willingness to apply an agreed pecuniary penalty negotiated by regulators and respondents This decision is important not just to the energy sector but also to ...

Major new mining projects are to face an additional approval hurdle in Queensland following the introduction this week of a Bill to amend the State Development and Public Works Organisation Act 2015 Qld Partner Ben Zillmann and Senior Associate Giselle Kilvert consider the Bill and what it means for ...

The new Queensland Productivity Commissions first two inquiries are into electricity pricing and solar feed-in tariffs Partner John Hedge and Associate Andrea Moffatt look at the implications for industry ...

In this issue we look at whether conduct by an employee out-of-hours can justify dismissal what adjustments an employer must make to accommodate an employees disability what obtaining alternative employment means for employers who want to apply to reduce their redundancy obligation and obtaining ...

Water Services Association of Australia and Infrastructure Partnerships Australia the peak bodies for water utilities and infrastructure respectively have released a joint report that calls for major reform in the provision of urban water services across Australia The report suggests that there is a ...