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All rights reserved.SaturdaySunday0123456789101113141517181920212223http://www.nortonrose.com/common/images/logo_reverse.gifhttp://www.nortonrose.comSeveral leading law firms, competitors in the fiercely competitive legal sector, have worked together in the interest of their clients to develop a best practice...Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80201/leading-international-firms-in-australia-band-together-to-provide-best-practice-advice-and-solutions-for-clientshttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80201/leading-international-firms-in-australia-band-together-to-provide-best-practice-advice-and-solutions-for-clientstext/plainAustralian Government Budget 2013-14 Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80129/budget-in-focus-australian-government-budget-2013-14http://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80129/budget-in-focus-australian-government-budget-2013-14text/plainSince before the operational commencement of the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (“PPSA”) in January 2012, and certainly since then, law firms have...Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80125/ppsa-model-clauses-for-a-general-security-agreementhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80125/ppsa-model-clauses-for-a-general-security-agreementtext/plainAdrian Ahern, Chairman of Norton Rose in Australia, was appointed Global Chairman of Norton Rose on May 1st.Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80243/the-oath-australian-partner-to-become-global-chairman-of-norton-rosehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80243/the-oath-australian-partner-to-become-global-chairman-of-norton-rosetext/plainThe story of the harmonisation process in South Australia has illustrated how vulnerable the uniformity of the legislation is to state-based interests and...Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80071/discord-in-harmony-part-1-south-australia-goes-its-own-way-with-ohs-harmonisationhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80071/discord-in-harmony-part-1-south-australia-goes-its-own-way-with-ohs-harmonisationtext/plainThe Federal Coalition Opposition released its much anticipated employment and industrial relations Policy on 9 May 2013. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80074/coalition-ir-policy-changes-around-the-edgeshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80074/coalition-ir-policy-changes-around-the-edgestext/plainThe Queensland resources sector is set to face one of the largest legislative reforms in its history. Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80073/queenslands-ambitious-resources-legislative-reform-the-proposed-common-resources-acthttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80073/queenslands-ambitious-resources-legislative-reform-the-proposed-common-resources-acttext/plainIn this edition, we consider a recent Victorian Supreme Court decision which provides guidance on the risks that amendments to plans of subdivision may pose to...Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80066/beware-the-material-effect-of-amending-a-plan-of-subdivisionhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80066/beware-the-material-effect-of-amending-a-plan-of-subdivisiontext/plainAlthough the Land and Environment Court of NSW very regularly determines pollution related matters in its criminal jurisdiction, it is very rare for jail time to...Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80070/court-orders-jail-time-for-dumping-waste-containing-asbestoshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80070/court-orders-jail-time-for-dumping-waste-containing-asbestostext/plainThe performance of an organisation in work health and safety (WHS) is to a great degree determined by the successful development and implementation of properly...Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80069/engaging-informal-leaders-to-support-work-health-and-safetyhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80069/engaging-informal-leaders-to-support-work-health-and-safetytext/plainNew mine safety legislation is currently being drafted which is intended to replace the existing Mines Safety Inspection Act 1994 (WA), presumablyat the same time...Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80068/resources-safety-law-reform-in-wa-affecting-mining-and-energy-sectorshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80068/resources-safety-law-reform-in-wa-affecting-mining-and-energy-sectorstext/plainOn 19 December 2012 the Commissioner of Taxation (Commissioner) released the long awaited final GST ruling on residential premises (RP) and commercial residential...Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80067/residential-premises-and-commercial-residential-premises-ato-releases-final-gst-rulingshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80067/residential-premises-and-commercial-residential-premises-ato-releases-final-gst-rulingstext/plainJustin Lucas looks at what best to do where parties reach an impasse on agreed damages provisions and finds that, according to the High Court, the answer may lie...Fri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80065/cant-agree-on-loss-of-bargain-simply-apply-a-congeries-of-provisionshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80065/cant-agree-on-loss-of-bargain-simply-apply-a-congeries-of-provisionstext/plainAargus Pty Ltd (Aargus) and two of its employees were convicted for failing to disclose the presence of asbestos in a stockpile of soil that was classified as wasteFri, 10 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80072/employees-beware-two-employees-and-their-employer-fined-for-supplying-false-information-about-waste-containing-asbestoshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80072/employees-beware-two-employees-and-their-employer-fined-for-supplying-false-information-about-waste-containing-asbestostext/plainOn 18 April 2013 the Treasury issued exposure draft legislation which seeks to encourage private sector investment in nationally significant infrastructure...Thu, 09 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80053/tax-incentives-for-infrastructure-projectshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/80053/tax-incentives-for-infrastructure-projectstext/plainVincent Dwyer and Hannah Logan have written an article considering investment trends in infrastructure in AustraliaWed, 08 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80175/infrastructure-journal-still-in-the-sun-australian-infrastructure-investmenthttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80175/infrastructure-journal-still-in-the-sun-australian-infrastructure-investmenttext/plainWhistleblowers could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars by the early identification of fraudulent claims made against the government. Whistleblowers...Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79968/protecting-public-money-from-procurement-and-funding-fraud-through-rewarding-whistleblowinghttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79968/protecting-public-money-from-procurement-and-funding-fraud-through-rewarding-whistleblowingtext/plainEnergy and resources activities such as coal seam gas (CSG) continue to attract significant attention in New South Wales, resulting in a greater number of legal...Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79961/rigorous-and-robust-environmental-assessments-essential-fullerton-cove-residents-action-group-inc-v-dart-energy-ltdhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79961/rigorous-and-robust-environmental-assessments-essential-fullerton-cove-residents-action-group-inc-v-dart-energy-ltdtext/plainOn 2 May 2013, the Victorian Treasurer Michael O’Brien announced significant reforms to the Victorian Government’s PPP guidelines, the Partnerships Victoria...Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79962/recent-reforms-to-the-victorian-governments-ppp-guidelineshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79962/recent-reforms-to-the-victorian-governments-ppp-guidelinestext/plainBen Allen and Siobhan Higgins have written an article on legislation governing the recovery of money obtained through fraudulent claims to the government.Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80036/sydney-morning-herald-pay-the-piper-and-we-may-end-public-fraudhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80036/sydney-morning-herald-pay-the-piper-and-we-may-end-public-fraudtext/plainAFLR reports that five lawyers have been promoted to partner in Australia.Fri, 03 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80039/the-australian-financial-review-magazine-all-at-sea-over-mystery-writer-m-boatleyhttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80039/the-australian-financial-review-magazine-all-at-sea-over-mystery-writer-m-boatleytext/plainInternational legal practice Norton Rose is pleased to announce that the Chairman of Norton Rose in Australia, partner Adrian Ahern has become Global Chairman.Wed, 01 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80030/adrian-ahern-commences-term-as-global-chairman-of-norton-rosehttp://www.nortonrose.com/news/80030/adrian-ahern-commences-term-as-global-chairman-of-norton-rosetext/plainThe Intellectual Property Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (the Act) and the Intellectual Property Amendment (Raising the Bar) Regulations 2013 (the Regulations)Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79775/changes-to-australian-trade-mark-practice-raising-the-barhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79775/changes-to-australian-trade-mark-practice-raising-the-bartext/plainIt is a relatively quiet time for the construction industry. This goes some way to explaining the hype surrounding a decision involving a bank’s overdraft...Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79777/does-andrews-v-anz-herald-the-end-of-time-bars-under-construction-contractshttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79777/does-andrews-v-anz-herald-the-end-of-time-bars-under-construction-contractstext/plainIn 2012, the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) had the highest rate of workplace injury in all of Australia with 1 in 40 workers likely to sustain a serious...Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79779/act-construction-safety-update-inquiry-to-improvementhttp://www.nortonrose.com/knowledge/publications/79779/act-construction-safety-update-inquiry-to-improvementtext/plain