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Victor Kline looks at an important decision recently reported in the authorised FCRs: Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs v McQueen

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on SDCV v Director-General of Security (2022) 96 ALJR 1002; [2022] HCA 32 under Chapter III of the Constitution.

The reforms to the unfair contract terms regime, including the introduction of significant penalties, commence on 9 November 2023. Be prepared and ensure your contracts are compliant with our new checklist.

Is your anti-bribery and corruption compliance program up to scratch? Check out our refreshed and brand new anti-bribery and corruption resources.

New legislation information and case annotations have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Tu'uta Katoa v Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs [2022] HCA 28, under section 477A of the Migration Act 1958.

Victor Kline looks at an important and novel decision recently reported in the authorised FCRs: Bazzi v Dutton

Victor Kline looks at an important and novel decision recently reported in the authorised FCRs: Commissioner of Patents v Thaler

On 27 October 2022, the proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime were passed by both Houses of Parliament.

Civil pecuniary penalties to apply to contraventions of the unfair contract terms regime under proposed legislation introduced in Parliament.

New legislation information, case annotations and article references have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on Ruddick v Commonwealth [2022] HCA 9, under sections 7 and 24 of the Constitution.