Russell Kennedy

Friday, 17 November, 2023
VAD has been a topic of significant discussion and legislative reform across jurisdictions worldwide.
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Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
The newly formed National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) commenced operating in July this year and is described as “an independent Australian Government agency that detects, investigates and reports on serious or systemic corrupt conduct in the Australian Government public sector.”
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Wednesday, 1 November, 2023
Providers can use this hierarchy in the meantime to ascertain the existence of a ‘restrictive practices substitute decision-maker’ for a consumer (RPSDM).
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Sunday, 29 October, 2023
The Accused was charged with four breaches of the Domestic Animals Act.
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Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
On Wednesday last week, the Federal Court dismissed two judicial review proceedings which challenged the Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek’s failure to adequately consider climate change in her risk assessment of two major coal mine expansions in NSW: Mount Pleasant and Narrabi.
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Tuesday, 17 October, 2023
In a raft of reforms to the responsibilities of approved providers of aged care related to governance which commenced in December 2022, the term ‘governing body’ was inserted into the Aged Care Act 1997.
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Thursday, 12 October, 2023
From 9 November 2023, Australia’s unfair contract terms regime is changing.
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Wednesday, 11 October, 2023
The presentation aimed to demystify what a constitution is in the theme of “cracking the constitution code”, and emphasised its significance in ensuring good governance.
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Tuesday, 10 October, 2023
On 28 September 2023, after extensive public consultation the Australian Government published its response (Response) to the Attorney-General’s Privacy Act Review Report (Report).
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Friday, 6 October, 2023
The Victorian Treasurer announced the significant changes to land tax adjustments in all contracts of sale entered into on and from 1 January 2024, and an expansion of the vacant residential land tax regime.
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