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The Inverted Bid Model - five key questions in solving it
Industry Super Australias proposed Inverted Bid Model has generated a lot of interest and discussion At a recent industry symposium participants were invited to explore the model with a view to further refining it for application in the Australian infrastructure market Partner David Donnelly poses ...
New energy certificate exemptions for sellers and landlords
From 1 July 2015 sellers and landlords will be able to enter into sales and leases which are the result of unsolicited offers or which involve only wholly-owned subsidiaries without the need to first provide a building energy efficiency certificate following amendments to federal legislation Partner ...
A boost for NT onshore oil and gas opportunities
The Northern Territory Government has decided not to impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing for its onshore oil and gas industry giving the Territorys onshore oil and gas operators and investors investment certainty at a time that export and domestic opportunities are arising Partner Ben ...
Senate passes Emissions Reduction Fund legislation
The Senate has passed legislation for the establishment of an emissions reduction fund to purchase carbon abatement ...
The China-Australia Free Trade Agreement
After almost 10 years of negotiations between the nations on 17 November 2014 Prime Minister Abbott and President Xi announced the conclusion of negotiations on the China Australia Free Trade Agreement ChAFTA Once implemented the ChAFTA is expected to significantly reduce import barriers for ...
Implementing Australia's free trade commitments with Japan, Korea and Chile
The Commonwealth has recently made regulation to implement Australias commitments under its free trade agreements with Japan Korea and Chile which will ease certain foreign investment review and life insurance business regulations for investors from those countries Japan Sector Leader and Partner ...
Will Queensland reform its biodiscovery regime?
The Federal Government proposed significant changes to the regulation of biodiscovery earlier this year when it released a model for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol Partner Michael Morris and Associate Julieane Bull report on the potential flow-on effects for Queenslands regulatory regime ...
IPA awards - Allens wins for role in landmark prison project
A landmark prison project – with a unique Public Private Partnership ( PPP ) model and a world leading investment into prisoner rehabilitation – was recognised last night at the Infrastructure ...
Allens acts on $2.9 billion NorthConnex road project
Allens has acted for Canada Pension Plan Investment Board ( CPPIB ) on its role in the consortium to fund the construction of, and then own, the NorthConnex project in Sydney. The consortium, ...
Accolades for Allens at FinanceAsia awards
Allens has been named Best Financial Law Firm Australia 2016 by FinanceAsia at its annual awards. Managing Partner, Richard Spurio said he was delighted to have the firm's work on market-leading ...