NSW's replacement for the Part 3A regime will be law as of Saturday 1 October.

Billabong has been the subject of takeover speculation and its continuous disclosure in respect of bear hug approaches.

Recent court decision discussing the subsistence of copyright in PI for pharmaceutical products.

Developing countries experiencing a health crisis should be able to buy vital medicines from Australia more affordably.

Legislation has introduced a new class action procedure in the Queensland Supreme Court, in line with other states.

Consultation paper "Extending Legal Deposit" explores whether publishers should deposit electronic materials with ANL.

Australia's mandatory notifiable data breaches scheme is now in effect, with substantial penalties for non-compliance.

There are significant changes to the exemptions for approvals for clearing of native vegetation.

A 3% surcharge will apply to foreign purchasers who buy, directly or indirectly, residential property in Victoria.

The NSW Government accepted some of the key recommendations of the Collins Inquiry, including the introduction of bonds.

If you're involved in transactions concerning Australian land, you will need to factor in changes to the FRWT Regime.

The new Amendment Bill is intended to give effect to the second stage of the Government's transfer pricing reforms.

For the anti-avoidance rules to apply, a principal purpose of the scheme is to avoid a taxable presence in Australia.

The Victorian Department of Treasury and Finance has (as the lead sponsor of an inter-jurisdictional steering committee) released a report: In Pursuit of Additional Value: A benchmarking study into alliancing in the public sector. The report details the results of a study on the performance of alliancing in Australia. The research is based on a five-year study of 14 projects covering a range of major infrastructure sectors.

As part of the budget package released today by the New South Wales Treasurer, the State Revenue Legislation Amendment Bill 2010 was introduced.

The NSW Government has removed the contentious provision in its class actions bill allowing the Supreme Court to distribute the undistributed part of a fund of damages to charities or public interest beneficiaries, a move that should be welcomed by all potential defendants to a class action.

NSW's class action laws will be based on the Federal and Victorian regimes, but with some unique features.

The Queensland Government has created a new racing control body, Racing Queensland Limited. This body, an amalgamation of the previous racing control bodies for thoroughbred, harness and greyhound racing in Queensland, has been granted the powers to manage the three codes of racing.

Following a drawn out process by Victoria's Department of Justice, Tabcorp Wagering (Vic) Pty Ltd (Tabcorp registrant), Victoria Licence Bid Co Pty Ltd (Tatts Group registrant) and Ladbrokes plc (Ladbrokes registrant) have been short-listed and invited to apply for Victoria's multi-billion dollar wagering and sporting betting licence

The text of the Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement, a new international intellectual property agreement on enforcement obligations aimed at countering copyright and trade mark piracy, has been settled.