Practical Law Australia

After securing a deal in the Senate, the federal Government has passed the largest suite of reforms to the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act)

Get up to speed on the key findings of the Australian Cyber Security Centre's Cyber Threat Report for July 2021 to June 2022.

On 27 October 2022, the proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime were passed by both Houses of Parliament.

A checklist providing a useful overview of some key mandatory cyber incident notification obligations under federal legislation.

Australia's foreign investment regime can be difficult to navigate, but Practical Law has resources to help quickly identify whether your deal needs the Treasurer's consent.

Practical Law Corporate has published new documents to its members' schemes of arrangement topic.

New audit and risk committee resources include best practice template charters, board resolutions and self-evaluation resources for the effective corporate governance of audit and risk committees.

On 26 September 2022, the Honourable Karen Andrews MP reintroduced the Crimes Legislation Amendment (Ransomware Action Plan) Bill 2022 (CLARAP Bill 2022) and accompanying Explanatory Memorandum to federal Parliament as a private member's bill.

Civil pecuniary penalties to apply to contraventions of the unfair contract terms regime under proposed legislation introduced in Parliament.

Practical Law Australia In-house has published a new legal update outlining the inquiry into Star Entertainment Group, which presents key lessons for in-house lawyers.

Practical Law Banking and Finance has launched a new ESG and sustainability finance topic which provides a suite of up-to-date resources on this rapidly evolving market.

A new principles-based prudential standard requires APRA-regulated entities to effectively manage operational risk including the risk of third party material service providers, and fourth party service providers.