See sections 93-96. Before asking for the landlord's consent to assign or sublet a lease, the tenant must give a prospective assignee or subtenant a copy of the DS and details of any material change ...

To use the newly introduced “public interest defence”, it's vitally important for a publisher to demonstrate that the steps they took to inform themselves of matters relevant to their belief were ...

Multiple changes to the Environment Protection Reform Bill 2025, agreed to with the Greens, have allowed the Federal Government's package of seven Bills to pass Senate this evening. Although detailed ...

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 ...

COP30 is expected to set the direction for global climate policy and markets over the next decade, presenting both significant challenges and new opportunities for Australian businesses in the face of ...

In Tesseract International Pty Ltd v Pascale Construction Pty Ltd [2024] HCA 24, a majority of the High Court has confirmed that proportionate liability regimes can apply in arbitration in South ...

When ASIC released its Capital Markets Roadmap (REP 823) in November, it foreshadowed the introduction of an “easily-referenced regulatory guidance catalogue” for funds management. That commitment has ...

All employers operating in Victoria should review their existing risk management processes, ensure their leaders and managers are briefed and trained in managing psychosocial risks, and prepare for ...

Similar in many ways to the notifiable data breaches scheme under the Commonwealth privacy regime, IPP Entities will need to have appropriate policies and procedures in place to meet new notification ...

Statutory interpretation is the process by which the courts interpret and apply legislation. This process can be difficult for any interpreter of legislation due to the imprecise and uncertain nature ...

The long-anticipated Bills to amend the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (EPBC Act) have been introduced in the Commonwealth Parliament. The EPBC Act reform package ...

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 ...