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Counting the costs of a royal commission

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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May 14 2013

The 2013-14 Federal Budget has allocated $434.1 million over four years (including $66.8 million in 2012-13 and the already announced $43.2 million

Will it stay or will it go? Pre-election contracting dilemmas for Government agencies

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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April 9 2013

With the Commonwealth Government's early decision to set the date for the next federal election and the Opposition's continued commitment to repeal

Protecting public money from procurement and funding fraud through rewarding whistleblowing

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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April 9 2013

Whistleblowers could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars by the early identification of fraudulent claims made against the government

Substance over form: High Court expands application of penalty doctrine

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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December 3 2012

The recent High Court decision of ANZ v Andrews 2012 HCA 30 handed down on 6 September 2012, expanded the circumstances in which a contractual requirement to pay a fee may be held to be void on the basis that it constitutes a penalty

Federal Parliament passes comprehensive reforms to the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth)

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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November 30 2012

The Privacy Amendment (Enhancing Privacy Protection) Act 2012 (Cth) (the Act), which amends the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act), implements wholesale reforms to the Australian privacy protection framework

Current trends in dispute resolution: what to expect

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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October 12 2012

In April this year, Norton Rose Australia undertook a survey to identify the current trends in dispute resolution amongst Australian Government agencies

Is a café scuffle in the course of employment?

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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October 12 2012

The decision by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Tribunal) in Ralser and Comcare 2012 AATA 510 (3 August 2012) arose from an incident between two work colleagues employed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO

‘Moral exemplars’: the model litigant’s duty to tell the full story

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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October 12 2012

On 22 June 2012, the Full Federal Court handed down its decision in LVR (WA) Pty Ltd v Administrative Appeals Tribunal 2012 FCAFC 90 which reinforces the overarching obligation of Australian Government agencies and their legal representatives to act as model litigants in accordance with the Legal Services Directions 2005 (Cth

Federal Court examines the consequences of failing to take ‘genuine steps’ to resolve disputes

Norton Rose LLP
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Australia
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October 5 2012

The judgment of Justice Reeves handed down on 6 September 2012 in the Federal Court decision of Superior IP International Pty Ltd v Ahearn Fox Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys (No 2) 2012 FCA 977 is the first judicial consideration of the costs consequences of failing to file a ‘genuine steps statement’ as required by the Civil Dispute Resolution Act 2011 (Cth) (CDR Act

The Attorney-General's Department releases report and recommendations about federal judicial review in Australia

Norton Rose Australia
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Australia
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September 28 2012

This week the Attorney-General's Department Administrative Review Council released its report on "Federal Judicial Review in Australia"

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