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These legislative changes apply to employment relationships under the WA state industrial relationship system.

In its reply, "A Roadmap for Respect", the Government has responded to the Respect@Work report's 55 recommendations.

On 28 February 2006, a full bench of the Industrial Relations Commission of NSW handed down its judgement in the Secure Employment Test Case [2006] NSWIRComm 38.

The Queensland Government is by far the state's largest employer so an effective performance management process is vital.

This Employment Update follows on from our update in November 2006 concerning the exclusion of employees whose employment was terminated for general operational reasons from making unfair dismissal claims.

The Industrial Relations Act passed with limited amendments, but brings significant changes and new responsibilities.

On July 1 2005 the structure of policymaking and regulation in the Australian energy sector changed significantly. The purpose of the reform was to move towards a single national policy-making and regulatory structure across the power and gas sectors throughout the country, removing overlaps with state-based regulatory systems and recognizing the increased convergence of the power and gas industries.

An interesting decision has arisen from a dispute aboard a Qantas flight.

Australian government agencies face a December 2026 deadline to update their privacy policies with detailed explanations of automated decision-making systems. The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner's new guidance clarifies when computer-assisted decisions trigger disclosure obligations, how human oversight affects those requirements, and what specific information agencies must reveal about the personal data and decision types involved in their automated processes.

On 10 November 2010 the ATO released a draft addendum to GSTR 2006/11 ‘Goods and Services Tax: Appropriations’ in response to the recent Full Federal Court decision in TT-Line Company Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation ("TT-Line").

The Australian Electoral Commission released data on all political donations received by Australian political parties.

The Commonwealth Treasury has recently unveiled draft Corporations Regulations amendments which will effectively ban forward trading in Australian emission units in Australia until at least after the first auction of AEUs is complete, which we think will have significant effects upon the market.

A referendum on constitutional recognition of local government would be a step towards securing financial certainty.

This case turned on the question of whether footnotes to the Draft IBAC Report constituted 'adverse material'.

he judgment is a reminder of the complexities that arise when politics and work collide.

Amidst the debate over the Emissions Trading Scheme, the Government has also taken the opportunity to introduce the next stage of its reforms to freedom of information.

Government decision making is a balance of public and private interest, generally in the context of a legal framework.