The Victorian Government has appointed the state's new Freedom of Information Commissioner, with a new FOI regime.

The 3D printing age is closer than one might think and has profound implications for retailers.

Improvement of New Zealand’s anti-money laundering regime has been on the agenda since the intergovernmental Financial Action Task Force (FATF) reviewed the existing financial transactions reporting regime in 2003, and identified a significant number of areas for improvement.

The TGA considers revamping current advertising transparency measures to deter sponsors from breaching guidelines.

Important developments on disclosure requirements for financial advisers in New Zealand, Commerce Minister Simon Power introduced the Financial Services Providers (Pre-Implementation Adjustments) Bill to Parliament on 8 December 2009.

In an important decision handed down by the WA Magistrates Court on Friday 18 February 2011, Fortescue Metals Group (FMG) and its wholly owned subsidiary, The Pilbara Infrastructure Pty Ltd (TPI), was acquitted of 18 alleged breaches of the Occupational Safety and Health Act 1984 (WA) (OSH Act).

Submissions for the Federal Government's Green Paper on its proposed emissions trading scheme must be in by 10 September 2008.

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A family in Chatham-Kent has launched a civil claim against the Kent Breeze wind farm, which is owned by Suncor Energy.

On November 5, Canadian Natural Resources Minister Greg Rickford and Mr. Hirobumi Kawano, the President of the Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) signed a memorandum of cooperation regarding the advancement of unconventional oil and gas technologies.

At a time when the mining and manufacture of asbestos has been virtually eradicated from the developed world, the plan to continue mining and exporting chrysotile asbestos from the Jeffrey Mine in Québec has been a continuing source of friction.

Goldman Sachs announced recently that it plans to invest as much as $490 million (50 billion yen) in renewable energy projects in Japan over the next five years.

This new series looks at the recommendations in the BC Liquor Policy Review Final Report.

University of Ottawa Law Professor, Nathalie Chalifour, gave a compelling presentation on the merits --and cautions --of carbon tax at the University of Calgary on October 16, 2012.

This exposure draft Bill proposes further amendments to the requirements of dividend payments in the Corporations Act.

A discussion of Enterprise Migration Agreements, an alternative for migration for mega-resource projects.

Discusses new measures for housing affordability and developer holding costs.

The outbreak of the Wuhan novel coronavirus COVID-19 has caused, and continues to cause, great uncertainty for organisations operating in the region as well as businesses around the world that rely on China for trade.

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