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Changes in the Employment Regulations Regime: Temporary Employee, Outsourcing, Termination of Employment, Minimum Wage and Social Security Program

The employment sector is one of the clusters that has received the most attention since the issuance of the Omnibus Law. Following our previous newsletter [click here to read], there were uncertain matters that have not ...

Australia's Latest Privacy Breach Determinations

The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) entitles individuals to make a privacy complaint to an entity if they consider that entity has breached the Australian Privacy Principles. There are similar provisions in other pieces of legi ...

COVID-19 Vaccinations and Your Workplace: Is it a Lawful and Reasonable Direction to Mandate a Vaccination?

In Episode 18 of our Employment Law for the Time Poor Podcast, Partner Erin McCarthy, and Senior Associate Emily Haar, as they discuss three recent Fair Work Commission cases that deal with mandatory influenza vaccinat ...

1 July Consumer Protection Extension: What the Increased ‘Consumer’ Threshold Means for You and Why You Need to Act Now

The previously flagged changes to the definition of ‘consumer’ in the Australian Securities and Investments Commission Act 2001 (ASIC Act) and Australian Consumer Law (ACL) come into effect on 1 July 2021. Bus ...

Blockchain 2021 | Global Practice Guides | Chambers and Partners

Piper Alderman Partner Michael Bacina, Associate Alexa Bowditch and lawyers, Barbara Vrettos and Jade McGlynn have contributed to the Australian chapter of Chambers Global Practice Guide –  Blockchain 2021, publish ...

Generator Slapped with $1.1 Million in Penalties for Failing to Obtain Approval for the Factory Settings Applied to its Wind Turbines

A recent Federal Court decision highlights the consequences faced by generators that fail to comply with the NER. In Australian Energy Regulator v Pacific Hydro Clements Gap Pty Ltd [2021] FCA 733, the Federal Court o ...

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