There is no "five year requirement" for the section 58 statements that need to be filed with exploration licence applications, following the important and awaited decision in Richmond v Warden Thomas ...

ASIC’s final report is a clear call to action for Australia’s private credit sector. Boards and managers must move decisively to address the regulator’s concerns, or risk facing enforcement action as ...

The State Development Bill 2025 was introduced to WA Parliament on 10 September 2025. The Government has referred to the Bill as "Bold new legislation…to unlock strategic precincts, fast-track ...

Inclusion of a GLS is mandatory in a Commonwealth lease on and from 1 January 2025 in all leases in which the Commonwealth is a party, which are for a net lettable area of 1000 square metres or ...

ASIC’s review is driven by three overarching concerns: market opacity, growing systemic risk and heightened investor-protection imperatives. This private market reform agenda is part of a global ...

Acting promptly, keeping records and enforcing security instruments to recover losses are all key when dealing with a tenant who can't pay rent.

Victorian Agencies and Suppliers should be building in the changes introduced by the Local Jobs First Amendment Act 2025 (Vic), some of which commenced on 1 August, and the remainder are due to start ...

The ACCC has had two notable wins in its program of cartels enforcement, with the Full Federal Court dismissing two separate appeals from BlueScope Steel and Delta Building Automation – and in the ...

The Australian Treasury has released its quarterly report on foreign investment for 1 October to 31 December 2024 ( Q2 2024/25 ), offering insights into foreign investment activity in Australia, ...

ASIC's message is unambiguous: investment due diligence and compliance oversight are no longer back-office exercises but core fiduciary and operational functions. Recent regulatory action highlights ...

The test for whether a term is unfair is not so clear that contract drafters can have absolute confidence that they can prevent an automatic renewal clause from falling foul of the unfair contract ...

The task facing the WA public sector in readying itself for the new PRIS laws is a considerable one, particularly given the retrospectivity of some of the IPPs. For the first time, the WA public ...