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New Queensland Laws validating electronic deeds and powers of attorney for use in business

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On 18 November 2021 Queensland passed permanent changes to the Property Law Act 1974 and Powers of Attorney Act 1998 permitting parties to enter into deeds and general powers of attorney for businesses in electronic form. The amendments were introduced by the Justice Legislation...

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new Westlaw (Australia) - Cases Deep Dive for Barristers

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30 minutes
By Mary Dossis

Take a deep into case law to efficiently locate cases by citations, party names, keywords, or by using the Key Number system. 

Learn to quickly identify the status of a case by the citing references and history tabs. Understand the benefits of using the cases Advanced Search to...

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new Westlaw (Australia) - Cases Deep Dive for Barristers

AEDT
30 minutes
By Mary Dossis

Take a deep into case law to efficiently locate cases by citations, party names, keywords, or by using the Key Number system. 

Learn to quickly identify the status of a case by the citing references and history tabs. Understand the benefits of using the cases Advanced Search to...

Find out more

new Westlaw (Australia) - Cases Deep Dive for Barristers

AEDT
30 minutes
By Mary Dossis

Take a deep into case law to efficiently locate cases by citations, party names, keywords, or by using the Key Number system. 

Learn to quickly identify the status of a case by the citing references and history tabs. Understand the benefits of using the cases Advanced Search to...

Find out more

Media and Internet Law and Practice Noticeboard November 2021 - The Online Safety Act 2021

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The new release of the Media and Internet Law and Practice online service provides a detailed summary of the new Online Safety Act 2021. Here we present an overview of what this new act entails. 

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New resource from Practical Law Commercial: Practice note, Australian director identification numbers: Data protection and privacy issues

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A DIN is a unique 15-digit identifier used to verify the identity of a director and is assigned to the director permanently. DINs were introduced as part of a wider legislative initiative to combat illegal phoenixing activity.

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New resources from Practical Law Commercial: Legal update, Commonwealth government releases Privacy Act Review Discussion Paper for public consultation and Article, Privacy Act review: Summary of proposed reforms from the Discussion Paper

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The release of the Discussion Paper is the next step in the comprehensive review of the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) (Privacy Act) which began in October 2020 with the release of the Privacy Act Review Terms of Reference and Issues Paper. Over 200 submissions were received by the Australian...

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Federal Court considers statutory defences in defamation action: Nassif v Seven Network (Operations) Ltd

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