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When Departmental Officers do too much – the High Court finds Ministerial Instructions caused unlawful exercise of executive power

  Key points Government Departments and Agencies should review Departmental instructions and policies, and consider whether Departmental officers, in administering…

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New Register of Foreign Ownership of Australian Assets – are you impacted?

A new register will soon come into operation which will require foreign investors (including Australian companies and trusts with sufficient…

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Administrative law in 2022 and the year ahead in 2023

In 2022 it appeared that the courts were not necessarily the dominant venue for scrutinising administrative action. We have observed…

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Explosion in the next trench!

ASIC’s first proceedings alleging unfair contract terms in an insurance contract In April 2021, the unfair contract protections under the…

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Rostering arrangements and public holiday work: Construction, Forestry, Maritime, Mining and Energy Union v OS MCAP Pty Ltd [2023] FCAFC 51

On 28 March 2023, the Full Court of the Federal Court of Australia (FCAFC) handed down the decision of Construction,…

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Read it and weep – Booktopia’s $6 million penalty!

The recent decision of the Federal Court of Australia in the New South Wales Registry has ordered that Booktopia Pty…

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