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The QLD Government has now released criteria and conditions for 19 prescribed Environmentally Relevant Activities.

The report discusses the Commission's progress to date, as well as a number of proposals currently under consideration.

For the purposes of the Royal Commission, "people with disability" is defined to mean people with any kind of impairment.

Corporate Australia complicit in Australia Day swaps enshrined in EBAs.

Reigniting the Australia Day debate by publicly advocating for changing the January 26 date.

The first public hearing days of the National Royal Commission occurred in mid September.

The Royal Commission into Child Sexual Abuse continues and is due to release its Interim Report by 30 June 2014.

In our January newsletter we highlighted proposed changes to the Trade Marks Act 1995.

The Privacy (Private Sector) Amendment Regulations 2007 (Cth) will come into force on 1 December 2007.

Local governments should review ICNs to ensure they adequately explain Council's reasoning for imposing the charges.

New South Wales is quietly signaling more changes to building legislation in 2026, with the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 proposing to defer the repeal of the Home Building Regulation 2014.

This bill amends the Local Government Act 1995 to relax restrictions on WA local governments during the COVID19 pandemic.

The Ministerial Council on Consumer Affairs has just met and released a communiqué with proposals for far-reaching consumer policy reform it will recommend to the Council of Australian Governments for its October meeting.

The NSW State Government introduced a new road rule of slow down safely and move over when passing emergency vehicles.

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries on the basis of the perception of the corruption of the public sector.

New South Wales has introduced mandatory compliance with minister-approved codes of practice under section 26A of the Work Health and Safety Act 2011, requiring businesses to either follow published codes or implement equivalent or higher safety standards. This legislative change exposes non-compliant businesses to separate penalties beyond existing duty of care obligations, marking a significant shift from the previous evidentiary role of codes in most Australian jurisdictions.

The Workplace Authority has released the Fact Sheet which all employers who operate under the federal system must give to current employees today.