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Challenges and opportunities faced by local government councils who are committed to good business practices.

Challenges and opportunities faced by local government councils, such as housing affordability, easements and contracts.

The new website for Victoria's Freedom of Information (FOI) Commissioner has now been established with the new regime.

IBAC and ICAC see victory as improved outcomes, a more educated public service and more trust in government institutions.

A Royal Commission into abuse against Australians with disabilities appears imminent, with state government support.

The ICLG Investor-State Arbitration 2025 covers common issues in investor-state arbitration laws & regulations across multiple jurisdictions.

This year the Federal Government announced the Early Years Quality Fund as part of its agenda for early childhood education.

GDPR obligations are likely to require NSW public sector agencies to update their privacy management plans.

The Charter for Public Participation aims to assist agencies promote public engagement in the decision making process.

These new laws impact government agencies covered by Fair Work and enterprises engaged by the NSW Government.

The NSW Government has removed the contentious provision in its class actions bill allowing the Supreme Court to distribute the undistributed part of a fund of damages to charities or public interest beneficiaries, a move that should be welcomed by all potential defendants to a class action.

These articles and case summaries may help answer some of the many questions facing government departments and agencies.

On 25 February 2010, the Hon Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, and Senator the Hon Mark Arbib, Minister for Employment Participation, announced the enhanced Indigenous Opportunities Policy (IOP). Under the enhanced IOP, procurement and grant policies are to be revised to maximise indigenous employment, training and supplier opportunities.

On 25 February 2010, the Hon Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, and Senator the Hon Mark Arbib, Minister for Employment Participation, announced the enhanced Indigenous Opportunities Policy (IOP). Under the enhanced IOP, procurement and grant policies are to be revised to maximise indigenous employment, training and supplier opportunities.

A fundamental justification of the patent system is the "exchange-for-secrets" thesis, whereby a temporary monopoly is granted for a patentable invention in exchange for a disclosure of the invention to the public. Therefore, the manner in which the relationship between the description and the claims is validated is crucial in ascertaining the abstract fairness or equity of the monopoly sought.

In October 2009, the Court of Appeal in Victoria provided further guidance on the impact of the investigative powers of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on the right to claim legal professional privilege (LPP) (Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Lindberg and Anor (2009) 261 ALR 207) ...

The Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) is due to hand down its Discussion Paper in relation to its review of federal privacy laws on 1 September 2007.