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The Data Protection Act Law No.18.331 with the Decree No. 414/009 regulate personal data protection in Uruguay.

In "Sydney Harbour Federation Trust and Comcare and Radford" (Joined Party) [2008] AATA 1087, the Administrative Appeals Tribunal found that: a verbal communication to a Commonwealth employee indicating that she was on probation; the implementation of a ‘performance management scheme’ for the employee; and the issuing of a formal warning letter to the employee, did not amount to ‘disciplinary action’ under section 4 of the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation Act 1988 (the Act) and therefore

Dufty and Comcare [2008] AATA 1011 and Monti and Australian Postal Corporation [2008] AATA 878 involved claims for injury which pre-dated the Safety, Rehabilitation and Compensation and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2007 amendments.

The treatment of public holidays amongst the States and Territories in Australia is confusing and inconsistent. Currently, the States and Territories adopt five different approaches to proclaiming Christmas and New Year public holidays. The way that public holidays are proclaimed is important for almost all employers, small and large, given that it impacts upon the penalty rates payable for days worked. As Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Years Day all fall on a weekend this year, some states h

The Government has released an announcement outlining its proposed reforms to the taxation of investment income. The key changes being proposed relate to: The taxation of collective investment vehicles; The taxation of foreign portfolio investments.

This update comments on two areas of recent change in New Zealand’s income tax law, which will be of interest to nonresidents of New Zealand.

The case of Sanofi-Aventis Australia v Apotex contains various claims that innovators could employ against generics.

The Contaminated Land Management Amendment Act 2008 was assented to on 10 December 2008, bringing in changes to the Contaminated Land Management Act 1997. The new provisions cast a wider net in terms of those with responsibility for reporting, investigating and cleaning up contamination in New South Wales.

The bionic ear developed through the University of Melbourne has revolutionised the way the medical world approaches hearing. Implanted in more than 50,000 people in 120 countries, it is a true story of success.

In this issue of the Trade & Transport Bulletin we look at two developments affecting international air carriage liability - recent significant changes to liability limits under the Montreal Convention 1999 and a decision by the New South Wales Court of Appeal.

Part 3 includes links to recent reports and media releases relating to the health industry in Australia.

This final version of the prudential practice data guide has few changes from the draft guide released in December 2012,.

Draft Taxation Ruling explains when a superannuation pension commences and ceases.

If you are a franchisor or operate a small business, advertise goods or services, negotiate with suppliers, are a distributor or compete with other businesses, then you should have a "Trade Practices Act 1974" (Cth) (TPA) compliance program (Program) in place.

Welcome to the November 2010 edition of our Health Law Bulletin, a publication from the Australian Health team at DLA Phillips Fox.

Against a backdrop of the highest levels of corporate collapses and insolvency for 12 months, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has issued a new Regulatory Guide on the duty for directors to prevent insolvent trading.

The recent New Zealand High Court decision of Department of Labour v Hanham & Philp Contractors & Ors signals a new benchmark, confirming that employers must expect a ‘significant uplift’ in the level of fines for breaches of the Health & Safety in Employment Act 1992 (Act).