A Ransomware Prevention and Protection Guide, and an Emergency Response Guide have been published for defence by the ACSC.

This case serves as a reminder that large businesses should review their standard form contracts with small business.

Employers of casual employees should review all their contracts of employment, with regard to this new definition.

Road transport businesses and digital labour platform operators will be able to make consent-based collective agreements .

Unions will be able to apply to make employers party to existing multi-enterprise bargaining agreements.

New laws highlight importance of ensuring workplace safety standards are met & that there is a culture of safety compliance.

The Guideline provides a basic standard of practice to assist psychiatrists in observing their professional obligations.

Creditors should consider whether issuing a statutory demand is the appropriate avenue to pursue payment of a debt.

Claim farming refers to the practice of making unsolicited approaches to people who have suffered injury and persuading them to commence a compensation claim.

Proposed amendments seek to provide safe & respectful access to the DCR & ensure its effective & optimal functioning.

Case demonstrates where there is a breach by an owners corporation, NCAT is not compelled to enter work orders.

Head contractors who carry out construction work remain 100% liable for failure to take reasonable care in executing those works.

This case reinforces the expanded liability risk faced by construction industry participants, individuals and insurers.

The paper focuses on regulatory reforms and voluntary incentives to strengthen cyber security of our digital economy.

Businesses, especially IT companies, should have robust cyber security measures in place, to mitigate this cyber risk.

Bill is a significant legislative step aimed at accelerating gender equality in Australian workplaces. Action items for employers.

The employment tribunal dismissed an application for unfair dismissal after an employee failed to attend a medical examination.

Employers must methodically comply with section 65A when responding to requests for flexible working arrangements.

A Queensland tribunal has ruled that an anaesthetist who photographed patients and clinical records without consent and published them in a self-authored book committed professional misconduct. The case examines the boundaries of patient confidentiality in an era of accessible publishing platforms and social media, particularly in regional healthcare settings where contextual details can lead to patient identification.

Landmark decision has major implications for representative proceedings. Courts have the power to approve 'soft class closure' notices under s175(5) CPA.