A government levies a charge on a government-owned corporation. Is it a tax? Is it an excise? Or is it just shuffling money from one pocket to another? Jamie Doran and Emily Absolon look for answers in a recent High Court case.
10 Nov 2011
Christine Jones and Jamie Doran look at the National Water Commission's three key areas for future water reform in Australia.
13 Oct 2011
QCAT's decision in City North Infrastructure Pty Ltd v Information Commissioner[2010] QCATA 60 clarifies that the Right to Information Act 2009 (Qld) (RTI Act) does not apply to corporate Special Purpose Vehicles established by the State Government under the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth).
25 Oct 2010
Queensland property owners will need to understand the new laws for identifying the precise location of natural water boundaries for land introduced by the Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2010, which is expected to come into effect from May 2010.
4 May 2010
On 26 November 2009, the Federal Government introduced into Parliament the Information Commissioner Bill 2009 and the Freedom of Information Amendment (Reform) Bill 2009, and moved one step closer to fully implementing its promised FOI reforms.
27 Nov 2009
