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During Privacy Awareness Week (24 – 30 August 2008), the Privacy Commissioner released Privacy Sector Information Sheet 26 – Interaction between the Privacy Act and the Spam Act. The Guide is designed to assist organisations who engage in electronic marketing to understand their obligations under the Privacy Act and the Spam Act.

The Home Building Act is widely recognised as tortuous and impenetrable. Its annual rounds of heavy amendments have set a high level of user unfriendliness.

The cases highlight difficulties in determining if the time is right to bring an appeal on the basis of a deemed refusal.

Developers who have bought land on the basis of the value of existing use rights could lose millions of dollars because of an amendment to planning laws in NSW. Already developers are seeking advice on whether the legislation can be challenged through the courts.

On 1 July 2013 the Queensland Government released a detailed discussion paper on infrastructure charging.

This decision provides guidance as to when governments and their agencies could be said to be carrying on a business.

Different border rules in each state and territory, with rules changing suddenly, can cause confusion and uncertainty.

The Federal government may seek to overturn conflicting ACT laws, as Commonwealth law prohibits possession of cannabis.

2016 has been an eventful year for ICAC, and with so much at stake, 2017 is also unlikely to be without controversy.

This was one of the 88 recommendations from a recent parliament inquiry into family, domestic and sexual violence.

A key plank of the industrial relations reform agenda that triggered the double dissolution election passes the Senate.

APS employees are not protected by an implied right to freedom of political expression, so could face disciplinary action.

Comcare was prejudiced by failure to give earlier notice as it was denied an opportunity to manage the emerging injury.

Local governments should refer to the new awards and consider which specific ones are applicable for their employees.

Both the Commonwealth and the Queensland Governments have recently announce policy changes for the employment industry.

While Work Choices will not have any direct effect on the operation of state and federal anti-discrimination laws, observers have suggested the new industrial relations reforms may indirectly lead to more discrimination-related claims.

A draft Environment Protection (Site Contamination) Amendment Bill 2005 (Bill) (an amendment to the Environment Protection Act 1993 (Act)), was recently released for public comment in South Australia. The Bill is part of a package of proposed reforms to contaminated land laws in South Australia.