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In recent years, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has taken a specific interest in fair practices in the agricultural supply chain. Following extensive stakeholder consultation, in February the ACCC released a discussion paper titled...

In early April, the federal government adopted a Mandatory Code of Conduct relating to commercial leases. NSW is the first State or Territory to enact legislation to give effect to the Code through the Retail and Other Commercial Leases (COVID-19) Regulation 2020...

The Federal Court of Australia have implemented various changes to their procedures in response to COVID-19. Several material changes were outlined in a Special Measures Information Note titled 'Special Measures in Response to COVID-19' (SMIN-1), released by the...

Many business across the country have transitioned their employees to work from home to comply with social distancing measures. With this change comes a variety of new HR considerations for employers. The most important thing is for employers to make sure employees...

There is great concern surrounding the impact of the coronavirus pandemic in almost all sectors of the economy, however Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall has expressed confidence in the agriculture industry. The Minister has described agriculture as one of the few...

The Treasurer has announced temporary changes to Australia’s foreign investment review framework considered necessary to protect the national interest in exceptional economic circumstances. The Government has removed the threshold for investments which require...

COVID-19 has impacted almost every business in some way. Employers and employees have both rights and responsibilities during this challenging time. There are differing entitlements for taking unpaid/paid leave or not attending work for employees who are at risk, who...

The Personal Property Security Register (PPSR) is a single electronic platform where security interests in assets can be registered and searched. The default registration period for a registered security interest is 7 years. The PPSR was introduced in January 2012,...