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Joint Committee of Public Accounts and Audit published a report regarding its inquiry into the use and governance of artificial intelligence systems by public sector entities.

Australian Customs initiates investigation into alleged dumping and subsidisation of Biodiesel exported from the United States of America.

Local governments should start by reviewing their internal policies and personal information management frameworks.

The Prime Minister has visited the Governor-General and the federal election has now been called. Candidates from both the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and Liberal–National Coalition (Coalition)...

Local governments should consider the issue of Aboriginal objects or cultural heritage in any sale or purchase of land.

Swimming pool and spa pool owners must register their pools on an online Register provided by the NSW State Government.

On 7 September 2006 the Federal Treasurer announced the release of an exposure draft of the Corporations Amendment (Takeovers) Bill 2006 (the Bill). The Bill contains changes to the Corporations Act 2001 (Act) intended to bolster the powers of the Takeover Panel (the Panel).

Regular updates will focus on major political party policies from an industrial relations and employment law perspective.

In 2023, government agencies will need to focus on managing the risks from psychosocial hazards in the workplace.

Child resistant packaging requirements for therapeutic goods are currently regulated in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration under Therapeutic Goods Order No. 65 (TGA65) - Child Resistant Packaging for Therapeutic goods. In New Zealand the area is overseen by Medsafe under the Regulations to the Medicines Act (1981). The recent draft order addressing child resistant packaging of therapeutic products is the result of an attempt to harmonise Australian and New Zealand standards in thi

No matter how big or small, local governments enter into hundreds of contracts throughout the course of the year.

This Guide provides a set of principles and a methodology to help draft clearly written laws and policy proposals.

Could a cheaper and quicker form of public inquiry be established at the Federal level? Quite possibly, if the ALRC's recommendations are accepted, as Philip Harrison explains.

The Federal Court has recently upheld the insertion of redundancy provisions in a public sector award which reflected the current entitlements of the employees under the relevant certified agreement.

The terrorist attack on the office of Charlie Hebdo in France renewed debate of s18C of the Racial Discrimination Act.

If detrimental action is taken against the maker of a public interest disclosure, they are entitled to compensation.

Voting is generally compulsory in Australia, unless an elector has a "valid and sufficient reason" for failing to do so.

Last year the (then) Federal Government announced a number of measures to be adopted to strengthen the supply chain.