The consultation draft "Privacy Business Resource" reminds Australian businesses of their existing privacy obligations.

Employees’ entitlements to time and a half and an alternative day off for working on a public holiday were reviewed by the Court of Appeal in the recent decision Air New Zealand Limited v The New Zealand Airline Pilots’ Association Industrial Union of Workers Inc.

Both cases impose a duty to ensure the safety of employees and contractor's employees so far as reasonably practicable.

The Bill aims to reduce regulation and to streamline disclosure requirements for the issue of simple corporate bonds.

Treasury released exposure draft regulations setting out proposed amendments to the GST financial supply rules.

The application seeks to overturn a Federal Court ruling that the TAFE had taken 'adverse action' against an employee.

The APRA final form standards have softened some aspects but kept most elements of the draft form largely unchanged.

The government has released its draft legislation to broaden the circumstances where shareholder approval will be required for the payment to directors and executives of termination benefits as announced on 18 March 2009. The legislation applies to all companies.

In "Farnaby v Military Rehabilitation and Compensation Commission" [2008] FCA 1911, Justice Heerey upheld an Administrative Appeals decision that liability to pay compensation did not exist in relation to a claim for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

The Commonwealth Minister for the Environment, Heritage and the Arts, the Hon Peter Garrett recently invited public comment on a proposed new bilateral agreement between the Commonwealth and Queensland under the "Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999" (Cth) (EPBC Act).

Parliament has passed the Same-Sex Relationships (Equal Treatment in Commonwealth Laws - Superannuation) Act 2008 (Act).

On 20 June 2008, the Full Bench of the Australian Industrial Relations Commission published its first decision ([2008] AIRCFB 550).

Recent case law confirms the priority date of a divisional patent application is the priority date of the parent patent application.

In recent years, a number of high profile international airfreight carriers have come under increased scrutiny from competition regulators and private litigants, both in Australia and abroad, over allegations that the carriers have conspired to increase prices through the imposition of excessive fuel surcharges.

The ATO has issued a new Interpretative Decision on "GST and the sale of commercial premises that are subject to a lease".

Discusses an FWA decision that considered union officials representing non-union member employees.

Ambiguity in contracts leads to disputes about the intended meaning when more than one interpretation may be possible.

Important insurance lessons can be learnt from the Thai floods, particularly the need for clarity in insurance policies.

Microinsurance policies can reduce the impact of devastating events, so have experienced massive growth in recent years.

On 26 August 2010, the Full Federal Court handed down penalties of $4.9 million against Baxter Healthcare Pty Ltd (Baxter) for breaches of sections 46 and 47 of the Trade Practices Act 1974 (Act).