ASIC’s REP 820 sets out ten guiding principles for private credit participants – responsible entities, trustees, and investment managers – emphasising the need for a holistic uplift in standards ...

The AER currently operates as a combined entity with the ACCC under the Public Governance, Performance and Accountability Act 2013, with the ACCC Chair serving as its accountable authority. However, ...

Kmart's use of facial recognition technology (FRT) has fallen foul of privacy laws. The Australian Privacy Commissioner's recent determination found that Kmart's use of FRT to detect and prevent fraud ...

COP30 is expected to set the direction for global climate policy and markets over the next decade, presenting both ...

Court supervision: A mandatory injunction could lead to the undesirable possibility of the Court having to carry out continuous supervision of Darmad's conduct to ensure compliance. Again, this is ...

Improved enforcement powers: Accelerating the operation of disposal orders, restricting disposal to specified high-risk parties, and empowering the Treasurer to issue directions to third parties in ...

A new Bill seeks to add another string to the Land and Environment Court's jurisdictional bow: disputes over councillor misconduct and corruption.

This new approach, known as the Victorian Access Regime ( VAR ), will replace the current "open" access regime. It seeks to promote development of renewable energy infrastructure within REZs and ...

The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix is a snapshot of need-to-know news on a range of ESD issues nationally. This edition covers Queensland's Energy Roadmap 2025, changes to the ...