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Carbon tax becomes history
The federal Senate has passed the latest package of clean energy legislation, successfully abolishing the carbon pricing scheme. The upper house passed the Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2014 by 39 votes to 32. Members of the Palmer … Continue reading
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Corporate Law Reform Paper – The CAMAC “fiasco”/other tensions for the Federal Government by Bob Baxt
It is not surprising that a new government, with a different political persuasion will want to bring some new ideas into the area of corporate and security regulation. The Liberal National Party Coalition Government has shown its hand very early. … Continue reading
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Australian M&A – Are merger authorisations now practical?
by Dr Martyn Taylor (Partner), Claire Forster (Senior Associate), David Turner (Solicitor) of Norton Rose Fulbright. 1. AGL’s successful merger authorisation in June 2014 To date, most merger clearances in Australia have involved a voluntary application for ‘informal clearance’ to … Continue reading
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Carbon tax repeal efforts fail, again
The Clean Energy legislation package that proposed to repeal the carbon pricing scheme has been defeated in the new Senate. The Clean Energy Legislation (Carbon Tax Repeal) Bill 2013 [No. 2] and related bills were voted down 35–37. The Greens … Continue reading
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Proposed reform of the Federation
The Prime Minister has announced the government’s intention to create a White Paper on the reform of the Federation. The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet has established a Taskforce to develop the White Paper and it will be … Continue reading
Senate report into performance of ASIC is a wake-up call
The Senate Economics References Committee (the Committee) tabled its final report on the performance of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) on 26 June 2014. The report is over 500 pages long and makes 61 recommendations. In a media … Continue reading
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Palmer’s new stance on climate change
The Palmer United Party (PUP) has confirmed it will vote for the repeal of the carbon tax, but has flagged its own proposal for an Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) where the carbon price is set at zero until Australia’s trading … Continue reading
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Papua New Guinea statutory limitation periods: are you out of time? By Dan Ward
Like many countries around the world Papua New Guinea (PNG) has enacted specific legislation dealing with time limits on when a party may make a claim. Claims made outside statutory time limitations are generally not allowed by the PNG courts.[1] … Continue reading
Full Court of the Federal Court re-assesses penalties and costs
In Australian Competition and Consumer Commission v BAJV Pty Ltd [2014] FCAFC 52, the Full Court of the Federal Court heard an appeal against penalties and costs, and partially reassessed orders imposed in the primary proceedings. In the original Federal … Continue reading
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Exporting products out of PNG: what you should know by Dan Ward*
Papua New Guinea (PNG) offers a number of products that are in great demand overseas. The good news is that with the correct permits and licences a company or individual can export almost anything out of PNG. So what should … Continue reading
