Legislation

The reforms to the unfair contract terms regime, including the introduction of significant penalties, commence on 9 November 2023. Be prepared and ensure your contracts are compliant with our new checklist.

Professor Juliette Overland from the University of Sydney and Professor Michael Legg from the University of New South Wales have joined the team of contributors in Robson’s Annotated Corporations Legislation.

Is your anti-bribery and corruption compliance program up to scratch? Check out our refreshed and brand new anti-bribery and corruption resources.

Practical Law Corporate has published a new document to its Corporate Transactions module to assist practitioners when drafting a prospectus for an initial public offering (IPO).

Practical Law Corporate has published a practice note to its Company Law module that explains the principles applicable to accessorial liability for involvement in civil contraventions of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (Corporations Act).

New legislation information and case annotations have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Tu'uta Katoa v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] HCA 28, under section 477A of the Migration Act 1958.

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

It’s been a long time coming. The Government has finally introduced the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 to strengthen Australia’s competition laws.

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

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Ruddick v Commonwealth [2022] HCA 9, under sections 7 and 24 of the Constitution.

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Hobart International Airport Pty Ltd v Clarence City Council (2022) 96 ALJR 234; [2022] HCA 5, under sections 75 and 76 of the Constitution.

Online defamation in the spotlight. The Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee recommends that the Senate passes the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2022 (Cth) subject to three key amendments.