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This article explores the role of supervisors (specifically, those who are not "authorised officers") under the PID Act.

On 11 August 2008, the Australian Law Reform Commission ("ALRC") released its final report on privacy, entitled "For Your Information: Australian Privacy Law and Practice".

The Federal Government's review into the Commonwealth, State and Territory occupational health and safety laws, aimed at attempting to achieve a harmonised system within five years, is well under way.

Details and costings of the Future Made in Australia Act, with implications for the cleantech ecosystem.

Foreign acquisitions of Australian farms and agricultural companies are the target of a new Bill before Parliament, the Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) Bill 2010.

On 14 August 2006, the New South Wales Minister for Fair Trading, Diane Beamer, announced, by media release, the likely changes to be made to the NSW Retirement Villages Act (the Act).

This article discusses new developments in administrative law in Australia and in New South Wales in 2014.

The article discusses recent administrative law cases, indicating trends and developments in NSW and the Commonwealth.

Its duty of care to road users requires the council to maintain roads by fixing defects in a timely and efficient way.

Crackdown on crime in the NT and cutting of legal aid for adults will have a disproportionate impact upon First Nations.

An administrative decision-maker could decide that particular conduct involves the commission of a criminal offence.

The caretaker period means that the Government must carry out all the necessary functions to keep the country running.

A recent case considered Section 9 of the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (Cth) (the Act).

The Federal Government has acted on its election promise to promote a culture of open government by introducing a bill in Parliament to remove conclusive certificates as a barrier to the granting of access to documents pursuant to freedom of information applications.

The Full Federal Court has handed down two importantdecisions relating to the Professional Services Review scheme.

In a major change to established thinking, the High Court has effectively limited its 1979 decision relating to crown immunity, in deciding that crown immunity does not apply to commercial contracts involving federal, state and territory governments, as far as the corporation contracting with that government is concerned.

Two key issues for local councils are the impact of de-amalgamation on development applications and legal proceedings.