ArticleArray of new safety obligations set to hit Queenslands resource sectorMine operators and site senior executives should urgently review their current systems to ensure they will be compliant.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleEqual Opportunity Act opens door to double dipping by harassed workers in VictoriaWhere a worker recovers EOA damages, there may be nothing preventing a claim for ACA/WIRCA damages for the same injuries.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleVictorian Court of Appeal upholds judgment on Gunns trust assetsAssets held by certain companies in the Gunns Group were held on trust for investors in the forestry plantation schemes.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleNewly appointed acting judges to the ACT Supreme Court announcedThe ACT Attorney-General has announced the appointment of acting judges and special magistrates to the ACT Supreme Court.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleGovernment matters – recent developmentsThere has been a range of recent legal developments that affect privacy, child abuse claims and workers compensation.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleProportionate liability in Commonwealth legislation: Full Federal Court disagrees with itselfThe Full Federal Court recently delivered two conflicting judgments on a key issue in proportionate liability regimes.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleGN17 - Revised draft guidance on rights issuesAmendments to GN17 seek clarity on mitigating control effects on listed companies and the operation of shortfall facilities. .AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleRevised draft guidance on rights issuesThe Takeovers Panel released a consultation paper on a rewrite of Guidance Note 17 regarding rights issues in a company.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleCompany and worker fined in NSWs first category one WHS prosecutionAll responsible need to ensure the health and safety of workers by taking steps to minimise risks in the workplace. .AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleConsequences of work-related injury: significant but not seriousA plaintiff with a capacity for alternative employment may have greater difficulty proving serious pain and suffering.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleMedical Panel's mystifying workers' comp decision overturnedThe decision is a reminder that the Medical Panel must set out how it arrived at its opinion in its statement of reasons.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleSeafarers - Compensation to be aligned with incremental pension age increasesSeafarers receiving weekly compensation for incapacity will continue to receive payments until they reach pension age.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleWhat you need to know about proposed changes to parental leaveThis "anti-double-dipping bill" aims to reduce benefits to workers who receive parental leave from their employers.AustraliaEmployment and HRSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleHospital avoids vicarious liability for VMO (Visiting Medical Officer)VMOs who treat patients on their own behalf are not considered employees, so do not have the same rights or protections.AustraliaFood, Drugs, Healthcare, Life SciencesSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleAustralia slow on the cyber insurance uptakeA review of the market suggests a number of possible reasons for the hesitancy in purchasing standalone cyber insurance.AustraliaInsuranceSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleLimited grounds to review adjudication determinations — non-jurisdictional error not availableParties with a non-jurisdictional error of law made by an adjudicator are not able to have the determination set aside.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleNew tax requirements for property vendors and purchasersThese tax changes apply to purchase or sale transactions of freehold property with a market value of $2 million or more.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticlePublic notification of development applications in NSW — When a public notice is no notice at allA failure to comply with EPA public notification requirements can invalidate development approvals granted by Councils.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleShort-term Holiday Letting in NSW Options Paper - have your sayStakeholders, industry and the general public in NSW are invited to respond to the ideas raised in this Options Paper.AustraliaReal Estate and ConstructionSparke Helmore Lawyers
ArticleLaw reform on the road ahead for national heavy vehicle legislationThe NTC released a policy paper in November 2015, proposing a series of recommendations for amendments to the HVNL.AustraliaTransportSparke Helmore Lawyers