Crucially, there is no requirement that the external administrator's opinion be reasonable (unlike the direction by creditors provided for in section 75-15 (1)), and their decision will not be subject ...

With the 31 August 2025 deadline fast approaching, RSE licensees should act decisively to: Review and strengthen authentication controls, ensuring MFA is in place for high-risk transactions and ...

The ACCC's increased enforcement activity in this space coincides with the new Franchising Code introduced earlier this year. The new Franchising Code applies to franchise agreements and conduct ...

In class actions, only the group members who have directly entered into agreements with funders are contractually required to pay the funder if the class action succeeds, despite the entire pool of ...

The new social impact and community benefit amendments proposed to Queensland's planning framework by the Planning (Social Impact and Community Benefit) and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2025 have ...

Privacy protections to be bolstered with initial tranche of privacy reforms ...

Initially foreshadowed in late 2022, and following community consultation which commenced in 2019, the WA Government has this month introduced Bills to implement its proposed new privacy and ...

Amidst growing concern for housing pressures across Australia, changes to the managed investment trust withholding tax rate for newly constructed residential build-to-rent projects are expected to ...

Australia will have a national biodiversity certification and trading scheme, after the Federal Government steered its Nature Repair Bill 2023 (Cth) and Nature Repair (Consequential Amendments) Bill ...

Tax and foreign investment rules at both the Federal and State level are being amended to make it easier for foreign and domestic capital to invest in Australian Build to Rent developments. Build to ...

The NSW Government’s ambitious agenda for building legislation reform has taken another step forward, with the release of three Bills for public consultation as part of the Construct NSW ...

Key takeaways for textile waste Australia has become one of the world's leading contributors to textile waste and this is something that must be addressed in our transition to net zero. Arguably, the ...