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MinterEllison | Australia | 8 Mar 2023
Governance News 8 March 2023
This week's issue has a strong ESG focus. We cover the Senate Committee's report into the government's Bill to overhaul the existing 'safeguard'…
Lexology PRO | Australia | 29 Nov 2022
Australia passes privacy update
Australian lawmakers have cleared privacy legislation that will increase maximum fines, hand the country’s regulator extra investigative powers and increase its ability to undertake extraterritorial enforcement.
Wolters Kluwer Asia-Pacific | Australia | 7 Sep 2022
Bill on FBT exemption for electric vehicles should be passed promptly
A Senate Committee has recommended that legislation to provide an FBT exemption for certain electric vehicles (EVs) be passed promptly to make them…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Australia | 28 Jun 2021
Australian parliamentary committee recommends banning global imports made using forced labour
The Australian Senate Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade Legislation Committee has released a report in support of banning imports made using forced…
Mills Oakley | Australia | 3 Feb 2020
Senate Inquiry probes barriers affecting patient access to medicinal cannabis
On 29 January 2020, Australian Senators, advocacy groups, stakeholders and industry experts gathered in Melbourne to attend the public hearing of the…
King & Wood Mallesons | Australia | 10 Dec 2019
Anti-Bribery and Corruption Update: revival of the Combatting Corporate Crime Bill
New anti-bribery and corruption legislation has been introduced into the Senate. If passed, the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Combatting Corporate…
K&L Gates LLP | Australia, Canada, Global, etc. | 4 Mar 2019
Eliminating Forced Labor from Your Company’s Supply Chains: Lessons Learned from 2018 and the Trends Developing for 2019
“Forced labor” is a significant component of “modern slavery.” According to the International Labour Organization, forced labor accounts for…
Holding Redlich | Australia | 26 Feb 2019
Blowing the whistle: New Commonwealth laws provide additional protections for Australian whistleblowers
A significant part of the community pressure that led to the Federal Government establishing the Royal Commission into Misconduct in the Banking…
Logie-Smith Lanyon Lawyers | Australia | 14 Feb 2019
Employment & Industrial Relations Law e-Alert - 14 February 2019
Welcome to our first Employment and Industrial Relations newsletter of 2019. We hope all our clients and business partners enjoyed a restful break and…
Stibbe | Netherlands | 12 Dec 2018
Netherlands Commercial Court to open its doors in early 2019
On 11 December 2018, the Senate approved the bill for the new international trade chamber of the Amsterdam District Court, known as the Netherlands…
