ArticleCounting down to new data protection laws in Europe (GDPR), and why Australian businesses need to complyThe GDPR will impose strict new conditions on how businesses engage with and utilise EU residents' personal information.AustraliaPrivacyHolding Redlich
ArticleData & privacy acronym of the year: GDPR. Will it last through 2019?The extraterritorial reach of the General Data Protection Regulation puts privacy on the business roadmap in Australia.AustraliaPrivacyHolding Redlich
ArticleDiscussion: The future of privacy regulation in AustraliaThe webinar discussed potential upcoming privacy reform in Australia and the implications of these reforms for business.AustraliaPrivacyHolding Redlich
ArticleMandatory data breach notification law still on the 2016 agendaIf passed, this new bill would amend the Privacy Act 1988 to introduce a mandatory data breach notification scheme.AustraliaPrivacyHolding Redlich
ArticleNotifying customers of serious data breaches: No longer voluntaryEntities subject to the new regime have time to make any changes to their existing procedures to ensure compliance.AustraliaPrivacyHolding Redlich
ArticleChanges to off-the-plan sales in NSW conveyancingThese changes to off-the-plan sales will be the most significant reforms since changes to sunset date clauses in 2015.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleChanges to Retail Leases ActThe Retail Leases Amendment (Review) Act 2017 No 2 will commence on 1 July 2017.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleConstruction & Infrastructure update: Major changes to the Queensland construction industryBusinesses should understand these changes and their operation immediately after the Christmas industry shutdown period.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleConstruction industry: Major Changes To The Security Of Payment Regime In New South WalesThe NSW Government aims to introduce measures to better protect subcontractors.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleForeign investors given deadline extension to register agricultural landThe ATO extended the deadline to provide foreigners time to familiarise themselves with the new FIRB legislation. AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleHolding Redlich expert guide to the 2017 Federal Budget - PlanningGovernment has announced a series of measures to promote affordable housing through a series of planning announcements.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleInfrastructure charges notices (ICNs) by Council declared invalidLocal governments should review ICNs to ensure they adequately explain Council's reasoning for imposing the charges.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleMore Changes To Building Legislation Quietly FlaggedNew South Wales is quietly signaling more changes to building legislation in 2026, with the Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Bill 2026 proposing to defer the repeal of the Home Building Regulation 2014.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleMurray Review: The good, the bad, the unlikely: security of payment in the construction industryThe Murray Review recommended that the security of payment legislation be harmonised in line with the east coast model.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleNew Planning Act commenced in Queensland from 3 July 2017It is important to be aware of the transitional provisions in the new Act that outline how the old elements will change.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleNSW landlords begin weaning tenants off COVID-19 rent reliefLandlords can start to alert tenants to the end of rent relief - some on 31 December 2020 and others on 28 March 2021.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleResidential Focus: Part 1 - Changing of the guard – NSW Building CommissionerThe NSW Building Commissioner indicates that he will not seek renewal when his tenure expires in August 2024.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleResidential Focus: Part 1 - What the future of the NSW building industry might look likeThree recent draft Bills, open to public consultation, propose significant reforms in the NSW building industry.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleThe wait is over – the HVNL review Regulation Impact StatementThe Regulation Impact Statement defines the National Transport Commission's views on the proposed shape of a revised HVNLAustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionHolding Redlich
ArticleTransport: Our guide to the 2015/16 Federal BudgetThe 2015/ 2016 Federal Budget is potentially significant for Transport with a number of initiatives and commitments.AustraliaTransportHolding Redlich