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Proposed amendments to the SOCI Act may have significant impacts on the data processing and communications sectors

On 10 December 2020, the Commonwealth House of Representatives introduced an amendment Bill which, when passed, will significantly expand the…

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Reminder of imminent phase out of innovation patents

Pursuant to Schedule 1, Part 2 of the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Productivity Commission Response Part 2 and Other Measures)…

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Duty to notify of land contamination

Victorian framework Victoria’s new environment protection framework (Framework), under the amended Environment Protection Act 2017 (Vic) (Act), is expected to come into…

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2021 Update to the Better Apartments Design Standards

Background In 2017 the Victorian Government implemented the Better Apartments Design Standards into the Victorian Planning Provisions and all planning…

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Changes to regulation of software-based medical devices

Through rapid advances in computing technology, software has expanded from our personal devices and televisions, and into our medical devices….

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Landmark reforms to automotive franchising

The Federal Government announced on 12 March 2021 that it intended to make significant reforms for the automotive industry which…

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