Enforcement is live. ASIC has doubled investigations, nearly doubled court filings, issued multiple stop orders and allocated 40-plus staff to the Shield and First Guardian matters alone. Wholesale ...
On 10 February 2026, Treasury released a consultation paper, Enhancing oversight and governance of managed investment schemes, proposing a significant uplift to the governance and oversight framework ...
On 4 February 2026, the Administrative Review Tribunal set aside an earlier determination, made by the Privacy Commissioner, that Bunnings had contravened the Australian Privacy Principles ( APPs) set ...
In essence, the High Court affirmed that an indictment for conspiracy to commit misconduct in public office does not require specific articulation of unlawful acts, provided the overall scope of the ...
If currently bargaining, ensure your proposed delegates’ rights clause meets or exceeds the new award standard. Consider including a “most favourable term applies” clause to future-proof your ...
The High Court emphasised that the answer to the trade mark infringement allegation did not provide an answer to the misleading or deceptive conduct case, the scope and function of the Trade Marks Act ...
Existing and future contracts will be affected by the new policy on accepting guarantees, so NSW Government Agencies must review their contracts and ensure they comply with the new mandatory reporting ...
Similar in many ways to the notifiable data breaches scheme under the Commonwealth privacy regime, IPP Entities will need to have appropriate policies and procedures in place to meet new notification ...