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        <description><![CDATA[Clayton Utz keeps its clients informed about legal developments through our regular publications and newsletters,called Alerts and Insights,and podcasts and vodcasts.]]></description>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201202/01/pps-driven_exemption_from_s-a-_stamp_duty_for_securitisations_announced.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[PPS-driven exemption from S.A. stamp duty for securitisations announced]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201202/01/pps-driven_exemption_from_s-a-_stamp_duty_for_securitisations_announced.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[South Australia has announced that ex gratia relief would be granted to securitisation transactions that would otherwise be dutiable in South Australia on or after the Personal Properties Security Act Start Date.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201201/31/queenslands_new_strategic_cropping_land_act_2011_now_in_force.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Queensland's new Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 now in force]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201201/31/queenslands_new_strategic_cropping_land_act_2011_now_in_force.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Queensland's new Strategic Cropping Land Act 2011 (Qld) commenced on 30 January 2012, with important implications for the development and resource industries.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Changes to GST Regulations - treatment of trustee services and hire purchase arrangements]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201201/18/changes_to_gst_regulations-treatment_of_trustee_services_and_hire_purchase_arrangements.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Commonwealth Treasury has proposed changes to the A New Tax System (Goods and Services Tax) Regulations 1999 (GST Regulations) which would fundamentally alter the tax treatment of routine commercial transactions as well as providing clarification on some contentious areas of GST and financial supplies.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/22/climate_change_test_case_struck_out-no_implied_limit_on_co2_emissions.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Climate change test case struck out - no implied limit on CO2 emissions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/22/climate_change_test_case_struck_out-no_implied_limit_on_co2_emissions.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Climate change action group Rising Tide has failed in its attempt to curtail Macquarie Generation's emission of CO2 from the Bayswater power station using NSW pollution laws (Clayton Utz acted for Macquarie Generation in the proceedings).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 22 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/15/disclosure_and_liability_requirements_for_retail_corporate_bonds_could_be_streamlined.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Disclosure and liability requirements for retail corporate bonds could be streamlined]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/15/disclosure_and_liability_requirements_for_retail_corporate_bonds_could_be_streamlined.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Disclosure and liability requirements under the Corporations Act for the Australian retail corporate bond market could be streamlined, if proposals in a new discussion paper are adopted.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/14/durban_platform_the_future_path_for_reducing_global_carbon_emissions.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Durban Platform the future path for reducing global carbon emissions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/14/durban_platform_the_future_path_for_reducing_global_carbon_emissions.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Kyoto Protocol has received a last minute reprieve but is likely to be mostly superseded by the Durban Platform, the key outcome of COP17, and the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/02/crystal_balls_and_implications_of_the_metcash_case_on_future_accc_merger_decisions.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Crystal balls and implications of the Metcash case on future ACCC merger decisions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201112/02/crystal_balls_and_implications_of_the_metcash_case_on_future_accc_merger_decisions.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The widely reported decision of the Full Court of the Federal Court to dismiss the ACCC's appeal in the Metcash case represents a comprehensive rejection of the ACCC's analysis of the competition issues raised by Metcash's acquisition of Franklins.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/25/price_signalling_bill_passed-now_to_get_ready_for_it.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Price signalling bill passed - now to get ready for it]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/25/price_signalling_bill_passed-now_to_get_ready_for_it.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's banking sector has just over six months to get ready for the new price signalling laws, following the passage last night of the Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/25/new_federal_government_role_in_assessing_water_impacts_for_resources_projects.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[New Federal Government role in assessing water impacts for resources projects]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/25/new_federal_government_role_in_assessing_water_impacts_for_resources_projects.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Resources projects in Australia (including coal mines and coal seam gas projects) will soon be subject to rigorous water impact assessments by a Federal Committee before they can obtain State approvals]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/10/more_than_just_photos_the_new_rules_for_prospectuses.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[More than just photos: the new rules for prospectuses]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/10/more_than_just_photos_the_new_rules_for_prospectuses.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australian fundraisers now have a new set of rules to follow when drafting prospectuses. These changes, announced by ASIC today, are the biggest shake-up to prospectus rules in 20 years.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/08/australias_carbon_price-the_end_of_the_beginning.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Australia's carbon price - the end of the beginning]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/08/australias_carbon_price-the_end_of_the_beginning.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[After several false starts, Australia's Parliament today passed the legislation which will introduce a carbon price for greenhouse emissions in Australia from 1 July 2012.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA["All reasonable steps" and bargaining rights under the Fair Work Act - how far do you have to go?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201111/08/all_reasonable_steps_and_bargaining_rights_under_the_fair_work_act-how_far_do_you_have_to_go.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Fair Work Act says that employers must take all reasonable steps to give notice to their employees who will be covered by a proposed enterprise agreement about their right to be represented by a bargaining representative]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[APRA permits issuance of covered bonds by ADIs]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201110/25/apra_permits_issuance_of_covered_bonds_by_adis.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 20 October 2011, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) announced, in a letter to all Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions (ADIs), that Prudential Standard APS 120 Securitisation had been amended to remove the prohibition on the issuance of covered bonds by ADIs.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201110/17/covered_bonds_soon_a_reality_as_bill_passes_parliament.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Covered bonds soon a reality as Bill passes Parliament]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201110/17/covered_bonds_soon_a_reality_as_bill_passes_parliament.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Australian Parliament passed the Banking Amendment (Covered Bonds) Bill 2011 on 13 October.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201110/10/include_me_out_exclusion_clauses_reinsurance_and_section_18b_of_the_insurance_act.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Include me out: exclusion clauses, reinsurance, and section 18B of the Insurance Act]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201110/10/include_me_out_exclusion_clauses_reinsurance_and_section_18b_of_the_insurance_act.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Exclusions and limitations have a precise meaning separate to the scope of cover, according to the High Court's decision in Westport Insurance Corporation v Gordian Runoff Ltd [2011] HCA 37 on exclusion clauses and section 18B of the NSW Insurance Act]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 10 Oct 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/30/voting_on_the_remuneration_report_government_changes_rules.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Voting on the remuneration report: Government changes rules]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/30/voting_on_the_remuneration_report_government_changes_rules.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Recent amendments to the Corporations Act said that chairs both could and couldn't vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report. A new Bill aims to remove the contradiction and make it clear that the chair can vote undirected proxies on the remuneration report if the proxy "expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy".]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/29/part_3a_repeal_and_nsws_new_state_significant_approval_laws_come_into_effect_1_october.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Part 3A repeal and NSW's new State significant approval laws come into effect 1 October]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/29/part_3a_repeal_and_nsws_new_state_significant_approval_laws_come_into_effect_1_october.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[NSW's replacement for the Part 3A regime, the State significant approval regime in the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Part 3A Repeal) Act 2011, will be law as of Saturday 1 October 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/19/final_version_of_governments_covered_bonds_bill_has_some_changes.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Final version of Government's covered bonds bill has some changes]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/19/final_version_of_governments_covered_bonds_bill_has_some_changes.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Australian Government's promise to allow covered bonds in Australia is one step closer to fulfilment with the introduction into Parliament of the Banking Amendment (Covered Bonds) Bill 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/15/victorian_landholder_duty-proposed_model_released_for_consultation.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Victorian Landholder Duty - proposed model released for consultation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/15/victorian_landholder_duty-proposed_model_released_for_consultation.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Victoria has released a consultation paper for its proposed landholder duty model in place of the landrich regime]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/13/accc_appeals_metcash_decision_whats_at_stake.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[ACCC appeals Metcash decision: what's at stake?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/13/accc_appeals_metcash_decision_whats_at_stake.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The ACCC will appeal against the Federal Court's rejection of its attempt to block Metcash's acquisition of the Franklins supermarket business.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/06/apra_adopts_accelerated_basel_iii_timetable_for_australia.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[APRA adopts accelerated Basel III timetable for Australia]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201109/06/apra_adopts_accelerated_basel_iii_timetable_for_australia.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Today the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) released a discussion paper outlining its proposed implementation of the Basel III capital reforms.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/29/the_response_to_the_hawke_review_federal_environmental_law_to_be_reformed_not_re-written.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[The response to the Hawke Review: federal environmental law to be reformed, not re-written]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/29/the_response_to_the_hawke_review_federal_environmental_law_to_be_reformed_not_re-written.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The environmental assessment and approvals process in Australia will be streamlined, and tentative steps taken towards the harmonisation of environmental assessment and approvals legislation across States and Territories, according to the Australian Government's response to the Hawke review of the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation Act 1999 (Cth) ("EPBC Act").]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/24/carbon_farming_initiative_bills_passed_now_to_get_ready_for_them.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Carbon Farming Initiative bills passed; now to get ready for them]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/24/carbon_farming_initiative_bills_passed_now_to_get_ready_for_them.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia will soon have a framework for carbon farming in place, with the passage of the Carbon Credits (Carbon Farming Initiative) Bill 2011, Carbon Credits (Consequential Amendments) Bill 2011 and the Australian National Registry of Emissions Units Bill 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/10/danger_undirected_proxy.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Danger: undirected proxy!]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/10/danger_undirected_proxy.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASIC has confirmed that there is a significant problem in the new Two Strikes rule.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/08/uk_supreme_court_rules_in_favour_of_flip_clauses.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[UK Supreme Court rules in favour of flip clauses]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/08/uk_supreme_court_rules_in_favour_of_flip_clauses.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK Supreme Court, which is the UK's highest court, has handed down its long-awaited decision in Belmont Park Investments Pty Limited v BNY Corporate Trustee Services Limited and Lehman Brothers Special Financing Inc [2011] UKSC 38, in which the Court considered the validity and enforceability of so-called "flip" clauses under English bankruptcy law.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 08 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/new_liabilities_for_directors.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[New liabilities for directors?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/new_liabilities_for_directors.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A legal battle in Queensland threatens to open up a new set of liabilities for company directors.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/government_softens_price_signalling_bill_for_the_banking_sector.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Government softens Price Signalling Bill for the banking sector]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201108/01/government_softens_price_signalling_bill_for_the_banking_sector.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Government has narrowed the scope of the Competition and Consumer Amendment Bill (No. 1) 2011 which will introduce a new prohibition on public and private "disclosures" of pricing and other information to competitors in prescribed industries.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 01 Aug 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/14/room_for_improvement_new_rules_for_unlisted_property_scheme_disclosure_documents.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Room for improvement: new rules for unlisted property scheme disclosure documents]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/14/room_for_improvement_new_rules_for_unlisted_property_scheme_disclosure_documents.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Less than three years after rewriting the disclosure rules for unlisted property schemes, ASIC is at it again.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/13/accessing_the_deep_pockets-when_will_a_court_let_others_inspect_your_liability_insurance_policy.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Accessing the deep pockets - when will a court let others inspect your liability insurance policy?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/13/accessing_the_deep_pockets-when_will_a_court_let_others_inspect_your_liability_insurance_policy.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In recent Alerts we have been following a number of cases that have dealt with applications by claimants and potential claimants for access to details of liability insurance held by a defendant or target defendant.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/07/canadas_anti-bribery_laws_show_they_have_teeth_with_a_9-5_million_penalty.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Canada's anti-bribery laws show they have teeth with a $9.5 million penalty]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/07/canadas_anti-bribery_laws_show_they_have_teeth_with_a_9-5_million_penalty.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The first significant prosecution under Canada's Corruption of Foreign Public Officials Act 1998 has led to a fine of nearly $9.5 million and three years' probation, putting all companies with a Canadian link, in particular dual-listed companies, on notice]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/05/securency_arrests_are_the_first_real_test_for_australian_anti-bribery_and_corruption_laws.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Securency arrests are the first real test for Australian anti-bribery and corruption laws]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/05/securency_arrests_are_the_first_real_test_for_australian_anti-bribery_and_corruption_laws.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia's anti-bribery and corruption laws are about to get their first real test in court with the charging of Securency International Pty Ltd and Note Printing Australia Limited for alleged bribery of foreign officials.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/05/queensland_infrastructure_charges_reform-state_planning_regulatory_provision_adopted_charges.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Queensland infrastructure charges reform - State Planning Regulatory Provision (adopted charges)]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201107/05/queensland_infrastructure_charges_reform-state_planning_regulatory_provision_adopted_charges.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 1 July 2011 the Queensland Government released the Draft State Planning Regulatory Provision (adopted charges) which sets the maximum adopted charge for trunk infrastructure for both residential and non-residential development in Queensland.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/29/what_does_the_centro_case_mean_for_directors.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[What does the Centro case mean for directors?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/29/what_does_the_centro_case_mean_for_directors.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The clear message emerging from Monday's Centro decision, and the message headlined in all the media reports of the decision, is that directors must scrutinise company accounts.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/28/basel_gives_guidance_on_global_systemically_important_banks.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Basel gives guidance on Global Systemically Important Banks]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/28/basel_gives_guidance_on_global_systemically_important_banks.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Basel Committee's overseeing body, the Group of Governors and Head of Supervision, has agreed on measures requiring globally systemically important banks (G-SIBs) to hold additional capital.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/23/part_3a_is_dead_well_almost-now_get_to_grips_with_nsws_new_state_significant_approval_law.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Part 3A is dead (well, almost) - now get to grips with NSW's new State significant approval law]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/23/part_3a_is_dead_well_almost-now_get_to_grips_with_nsws_new_state_significant_approval_law.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The NSW Parliament passed the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Part 3A Repeal) Act 2011 on 22 June, bringing to an end the old Part 3A regime and ushering in a new one]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 23 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/20/foreign_acquisitions_of_australian_farms_new_controls_rejected.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Foreign acquisitions of Australian farms: new controls rejected]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/20/foreign_acquisitions_of_australian_farms_new_controls_rejected.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Economics Legislation Committee recommended that Parliament not pass the Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) Bill 2010]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/20/enterprise_agreements_age-based_redundancy_benefits_fail_fair_work_acts_discrimination_test.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Enterprise agreement's age-based redundancy benefits fail Fair Work Act's discrimination test]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/20/enterprise_agreements_age-based_redundancy_benefits_fail_fair_work_acts_discrimination_test.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Fair Work Australia has held that age-based redundancy benefits in enterpise agreements breach the Fair Work Act's ban on discriminatory terms]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/17/new_bill_sets_out_replacement_for_part_3a_and_planning_approval_for_state_significant_developments.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[New bill sets out replacement for Part 3A and planning approval for state significant developments]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/17/new_bill_sets_out_replacement_for_part_3a_and_planning_approval_for_state_significant_developments.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[We now have more - but not all - the details of NSW's new planning regime for state significant developments with the introduction into NSW State Parliament last night of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Amendment (Part 3A Repeal) Bill 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/reducing_green_tape_in_queensland-proposed_reforms_to_environmental_licensing.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Reducing green tape in Queensland - Proposed reforms to environmental licensing]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/16/reducing_green_tape_in_queensland-proposed_reforms_to_environmental_licensing.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Queensland's Department of Environment and Resource Management has released a discussion paper, "Greentape Reduction - Reforming licensing under the Environmental Protection Act 1994"]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/15/securitisation_fears_allayed_as_high_court_refuses_to_hear_goodridge_appeal.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Securitisation fears allayed as High Court refuses to hear Goodridge appeal]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/15/securitisation_fears_allayed_as_high_court_refuses_to_hear_goodridge_appeal.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Goodridge case is at an end, with the High Court refusing special leave to appeal on Friday 10 June. This means that the decision of the Full Federal Court, which allayed concerns about assignment transactions, especially securitisations, stands.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/03/compensation_in_nsw_for_mine_subsidence_do_you_have_to_wait_for_the_hole_to_appear_before_you_act.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Compensation in NSW for mine subsidence: do you have to wait for the hole to appear before you act?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/03/compensation_in_nsw_for_mine_subsidence_do_you_have_to_wait_for_the_hole_to_appear_before_you_act.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Owners of improvements to land in NSW, now have a greater incentive to undertake preventative or mitigatory works if there is a threat of subsidence from mining operations: Jemena Gas Networks (NSW) Limited v Mine Subsidence Board [2011] HCA 19]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/03/queensland_shakes_up_its_strategic_cropping_land_framework.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Queensland shakes up its strategic cropping land framework]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201106/03/queensland_shakes_up_its_strategic_cropping_land_framework.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 31 May 2011 the Queensland Government announced two important changes to its strategic cropping land framework, which has the potential to impact upon development proposed for large parts of the State.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/one_step_closer_to_basel_iii-apras_interim_arrangements_for_additional_tier_1_capital_instruments.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[One step closer to Basel III - APRA's interim arrangements for Additional Tier 1 Capital instruments]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/30/one_step_closer_to_basel_iii-apras_interim_arrangements_for_additional_tier_1_capital_instruments.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[APRA has now released interim arrangements that set out modified eligibility requirements for Additional Tier 1 Capital instruments under Basel III, following its earlier clarification on APS 111 - Capital Adequacy.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 30 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/27/member-approved_takeovers-asic_acts.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Member-approved takeovers - ASIC acts]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/27/member-approved_takeovers-asic_acts.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASIC has now released a draft new policy to reflect both the use of item 7 of section 611 of the Corporations Act by MISs and changes in the regulatory environment since its original policy was published in 1994.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/27/harmonised_workplace_health_and_safety_laws_pass_queensland_parliament.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Harmonised Workplace Health and Safety laws pass Queensland Parliament]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/27/harmonised_workplace_health_and_safety_laws_pass_queensland_parliament.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Work Health and Safety Bill 2011 passed through the Queensland Parliament yesterday. The Bill, once enacted and commenced, will bring into force in Queensland harmonised national workplace health and safety laws.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/13/part_3a_projects_in_nsw-details_of_transition_to_new_regime_released.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Part 3A projects in NSW - details of transition to new regime released]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201105/13/part_3a_projects_in_nsw-details_of_transition_to_new_regime_released.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The NSW Government has today released more details on the proposed repeal of Part 3A and the transition to a new planning regime for projects of State significance, and made changes to the State Environmental Planning Policy (Major Development) 2005.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 13 May 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/29/queensland_statutory_land_valuations_to_be_issued_from_3_may_2011.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Queensland statutory land valuations to be issued from 3 May 2011]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/29/queensland_statutory_land_valuations_to_be_issued_from_3_may_2011.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Valuer-General has announced that the statutory land valuations for Queensland will be issued from 3 May 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/21/independent_contractor_vs_employee_do_you_know_the_difference.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Independent contractor vs employee: do you know the difference?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/21/independent_contractor_vs_employee_do_you_know_the_difference.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The distinction between independent contractor and employee is the issue in the Federal Court decision On Call Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/21/queensland_developers_must_review_their_disclosure_statements_now.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Queensland developers must review their disclosure statements now]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/21/queensland_developers_must_review_their_disclosure_statements_now.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Changes to the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld) will mean that previously accurate disclosure statements for proposed / off-the-plan lots will now be inaccurate.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/13/asic_rewrites_the_rules_on_prospectuses.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[ASIC rewrites the rules on prospectuses]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/13/asic_rewrites_the_rules_on_prospectuses.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASIC uses the statutory requirement for "clear, concise and effective" prospectuses as a springboard for the development of guidance on the structure and content of prospectuses, which would also affect other fundraising documents and takeover documents]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/12/act_employers_must_act_now_on_workplace_privacy.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[ACT employers must act now on workplace privacy]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/12/act_employers_must_act_now_on_workplace_privacy.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ACT Government and private sector employers will need to review their workplace surveillance now that the ACT's new Workplace Privacy Act 2011 is coming into force, or face hefty penalties.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/12/asic_targets_infrastructure_fundraising_back_to_the_future.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[ASIC targets infrastructure fundraising: back to the future?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/12/asic_targets_infrastructure_fundraising_back_to_the_future.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASIC has issued draft guidelines for a content checklist for infrastructure fund prospectuses.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/11/government_releases_bill_to_outlaw_price_signalling_between_banking_competitors-and_who_is_next.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Government releases Bill to outlaw price signalling between banking competitors - and who is next?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/11/government_releases_bill_to_outlaw_price_signalling_between_banking_competitors-and_who_is_next.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On 24 March 2011 the Federal Government introduced into Parliament its revised Bill to outlaw price signalling between competitors in defined industry sectors.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 11 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/07/victorias_new_workplace_bullying_laws-what_do_they_change.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Victoria's new workplace bullying laws - what do they change?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/07/victorias_new_workplace_bullying_laws-what_do_they_change.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Victoria's new laws to deal with workplace bullying, dubbed "Brodie's law" after a teenage victim, have been introduced into State Parliament.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 07 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/05/the_last_days_of_part_3a-and_nsw_planning_laws_to_be_reviewed.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[The last days of Part 3A - and NSW planning laws to be reviewed]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/05/the_last_days_of_part_3a-and_nsw_planning_laws_to_be_reviewed.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[No more applications for developments will be accepted under Part 3A of NSW's Environmental Planning and Assessment Act, and Part 3A will be repealed when Parliament returns, fulfilling an election promise by the incoming Premier Barry O'Farrell.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 05 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/04/asx_equity_markets_review-maybe_western_australia_is_special_after_all.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[ASX Equity Markets Review - maybe Western Australia is special, after all]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/04/asx_equity_markets_review-maybe_western_australia_is_special_after_all.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) has commenced a review of the small and medium enterprise, mid-cap and micro-cap equity markets, aimed at, amongst other things, better meeting the needs of issuers and investors based in Western Australia.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/04/uk_bribery_act_starts_on_1_july_2011-are_you_ready.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[UK Bribery Act starts on 1 July 2011 - are you ready?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201104/04/uk_bribery_act_starts_on_1_july_2011-are_you_ready.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The UK Bribery Act will commence on 1 July 2011, so if your company is carrying on business in the UK, and the UK Ministry of Justice has released guidance on the new laws.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/31/asics_new_stand_on_related_party_transactions_and_experts_reports.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[ASIC's new stand on related party transactions and experts' reports]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/31/asics_new_stand_on_related_party_transactions_and_experts_reports.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Following a review of related party transactions, ASIC has issued a new policy. It has also revised its existing policies on independent experts' reports. This includes new material on the "fair and reasonable" test.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/29/will_asic_outlaw_underlying_profit.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Will ASIC outlaw "underlying profit"?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/29/will_asic_outlaw_underlying_profit.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASIC wants to restrict the use of non-AASB financials in all sorts of corporate documents, from annual reports and corporate communications to transaction documents (prospectuses, bidder's statements, etc).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/28/getting_real_about_e-waste_new_consultation_paper_on_product_stewardship.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Getting real about e-waste: new consultation paper on product stewardship]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/28/getting_real_about_e-waste_new_consultation_paper_on_product_stewardship.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Australian Government is looking for comments on a consultation paper on product stewardship by 8 April 2011, and a national co-regulatory product stewardship scheme that extends manufacturer or importer responsibility to the end of life of computers and televisions could be in place as early as the final quarter of this year.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 28 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/25/draft_covered_bonds_bill_released_for_public_consultation.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Draft covered bonds bill released for public consultation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/25/draft_covered_bonds_bill_released_for_public_consultation.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Yesterday, the Australian Federal Government released its much anticipated exposure draft of the Banking Amendment (Covered Bonds) Bill 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/16/winds_of_change_assessment_of_planning_permits_for_victorian_wind_farms_goes_local.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Winds of change: assessment of planning permits for Victorian wind farms goes local]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/16/winds_of_change_assessment_of_planning_permits_for_victorian_wind_farms_goes_local.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Local councils have regained the power to issue planning permits for wind farms of all scales and greater consideration is to be given to local amenity impacts, under amendments to Victorian planning schemes which came into effect yesterday.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 16 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/low-ball_offer_caught_out_by_inquiring_responsible_entity.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Low-ball offer caught out by inquiring responsible entity]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/low-ball_offer_caught_out_by_inquiring_responsible_entity.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Funds managers whose unitholders are targeted by low-ball offers can take some heart from Perpetual Investment Management's success in the NSW Supreme Court]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/old_enterprise_agreements-when_can_protected_action_ballot_orders_be_made.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Old enterprise agreements - when can protected action ballot orders be made?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/old_enterprise_agreements-when_can_protected_action_ballot_orders_be_made.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Fair Work Australia has shut off an avenue to industrial action where even one employee sought to be covered under a new enterprise agreement is covered by an old agreement which is not about to expire.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/equal_opportunity_reporting_to_change_under_proposed_government_reforms.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Equal opportunity reporting to change under proposed Government reforms]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/10/equal_opportunity_reporting_to_change_under_proposed_government_reforms.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australian businesses with more than 100 employees will have greater reporting and compliance responsibilities under changes announced on Wednesday, 9 March 2011 to the Commonwealth's equal opportunity laws.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/09/insureds_obligation_to_mitigate_loss_how_much_do_you_have_to_suffer.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Insureds' obligation to mitigate loss: how much do you have to suffer?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/09/insureds_obligation_to_mitigate_loss_how_much_do_you_have_to_suffer.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Victorian Supreme Court has given useful guidance on mitigation of loss in insurance in Orica Australia Pty Ltd v Limit (No 2) Ltd [2011] VSC 65 (Clayton Utz acted for Orica)]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/09/the_known_unknowns_trading_halts_made_easier_by_asx.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[The known unknowns: trading halts made easier by ASX]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/09/the_known_unknowns_trading_halts_made_easier_by_asx.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A new ASX Guidance Note aims to encourage the use of trading halts and voluntary suspensions to manage continuous disclosure issues - although it also highlights their limitations.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/03/the_insolvent_insurer_the_liquidator_and_the_reinsurance_proceeds_yet_to_come_lessons_from_amaca.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[The insolvent insurer, the liquidator, and the reinsurance proceeds yet to come: lessons from Amaca]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/03/the_insolvent_insurer_the_liquidator_and_the_reinsurance_proceeds_yet_to_come_lessons_from_amaca.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Your insurer goes bust - can you as an insured claim the reinsurance proceeds? Amaca Pty Ltd v McGrath & Anor as liquidators of HIH Underwriting and Insurance (Australia) Pty Ltd [2011] NSWSC 90 gives useful guidance]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/01/apra_guidance_on_liquidity_coverage_ratio_what_does_it_mean_for_the_bond_market.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[APRA guidance on Liquidity Coverage Ratio: What does it mean for the bond market?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201103/01/apra_guidance_on_liquidity_coverage_ratio_what_does_it_mean_for_the_bond_market.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[APRA has tried to seeks to clarify the types of high-quality liquid assets Australian ADIs will be able to count towards their Liquidity Coverage Ratio (LCR) under its implementation of Basel III's new global liquidity standards.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/24/when_is_an_isp_liable_for_its_users_copyright_infringements.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[When is an ISP liable for its users' copyright infringements?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/24/when_is_an_isp_liable_for_its_users_copyright_infringements.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An ISP knows its customer infringe copyright and does not take steps to stop it occurring. Is it liable for the copyright infringements - and can the copyright owners, such as movie studios, sue them?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/24/carbon_price_mechanism_finally_settled-with_intended_start_date_of_1_july_2012.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Carbon price mechanism finally settled - with intended start date of 1 July 2012]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/24/carbon_price_mechanism_finally_settled-with_intended_start_date_of_1_july_2012.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Australian Government has finally settled upon a carbon price mechanism, after an agreement was struck with the Greens in the Multi-Party Climate Change Committee and announced this morning.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 24 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ACIP report into patentability goes some way to clarifying patent law]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/22/acip_report_into_patentability_goes_some_way_to_clarifying_patent_law.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Advisory Council on Intellectual Property has released its Report into Patentable Subject Matter, and its recommendations, while not radical, would go some way to clarifying the law of patents in Australia if adopted.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New Queensland Reconstruction Authority will have broad planning powers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/18/new_queensland_reconstruction_authority_will_have_broad_planning_powers.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Broad new planning powers will be vested in the Queensland Reconstruction Authority under the Queensland Reconstruction Authority Bill, which was passed by State Parliament on 17 February 2011.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Senate Committee Inquiry on bill for foreign takeovers of agricultural land]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/17/senate_committee_inquiry_on_bill_for_foreign_takeovers_of_agricultural_land.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The private members' bill tabled by Senators Xenophon and Milne which seeks to increase controls over foreign acquisitions of Australian farms and agricultural companies has been referred to the Senate Economics Committee for inquiry and report.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 17 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Queensland statutory valuations delayed by floods]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/15/queensland_statutory_valuations_delayed_by_floods.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The date for statutory valuations in Queensland will be postponed from 31 March 2011 to 30 June 2011 - but landowners still need to ensure they're ready.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Adverse action under Fair Work Act clarified by Barclay decision]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/15/adverse_action_under_fair_work_act_clarified_by_barclay_decision.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Adverse action under the Fair Work Act has been clarified by the Full Federal Court's decision in Barclay v The Board of Bendigo Regional Institute of Technical and Further Education [2011] FCAFC 14]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The flood clean-up has begun - and the business insurance disputes will too]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201102/04/the_flood_clean-up_has_begun-and_the_business_insurance_disputes_will_too.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[What should businesses affected by the recent floods think about now? In this short Q&A we look at the major questions you should be asking now.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Directors' indemnities and the Australian Consumer Law: Are you covered?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/24/directors_indemnities_and_the_australian_consumer_law_are_you_covered.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Most directors think that they are adequately protected if they have D&O insurance cover in place and rights under a deed of access and indemnity. They might or might not be right.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Goodridge appeal provides commercial clarity for securitisation]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/21/goodridge_appeal_provides_commercial_clarity_for_securitisation.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The full Federal Court, in its clear and well-reasoned decision allowing the appeal in Leveraged Equities Limited v Goodridge [2011] FCAFC 3, has allayed concerns raised by the first instance decision in relation to assignment transactions, especially securitisations.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 21 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Basel introduces tough capital rules affecting hybrid securities]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201101/17/basel_introduces_tough_capital_rules_affecting_hybrid_securities.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[On Thursday, 13 January 2011, the Basel Committee announced guidelines that impose tough new requirements on hybrid securities if banks wish to count these towards their regulatory capital. The aim of the new guidelines is to ensure that a bank's regulatory capital fully absorbs loss at the point the bank becomes "non-viable" and exposes taxpayers to losses.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 17 Jan 2011 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ATO confirms it wants part of your retail premium]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/21/ato_confirms_it_wants_part_of_your_retail_premium.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A new Draft Taxation Ruling on the income tax treatment of excess bookbuild proceeds in accelerated renounceable entitlement offers (or "retail premiums") has been released for public comment.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Boards to face spill after remuneration vote]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/21/boards_to_face_spill_after_remuneration_vote.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Directors of listed companies may face automatic spill motions under new remuneration rules unveiled by the Government yesterday.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[RBA measures for Basel III liquidity standards good news for asset-backed securities market]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/17/rba_measures_for_basel_iii_liquidity_standards_good_news_for_asset-backed_securities_market.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Today the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) announced measures to assist larger ADIs to meet the global liquidity standards under Basel III which are intended to come into force in 2015. The RBA's measures are likely to be a welcome boost to Australia's asset-backed securities market.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Computer-generated compilations not protected by copyright, says Full Federal Court]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/16/computer-generated_compilations_not_protected_by_copyright_says_full_federal_court.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In rejecting Telstra's appeal the Full Federal Court has confirmed that the output from databases is unlikely to be protected by copyright without some intellectual effort or exercise of skill and judgment.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Originating ADIs holding subordinated tranches: APRA seeks to clarify]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/15/originating_adis_holding_subordinated_tranches_apra_seeks_to_clarify.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[APRA's clarification of its policy on the regulatory capital treatment of certain securitisation exposures held by ADIs goes some way to meeting industry concerns, but leaves some unresolved questions.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/13/access_to_member_registers_now_locked_down.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Access to copies of member registers now locked down]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/13/access_to_member_registers_now_locked_down.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The long-awaited restrictions on access to company registers came into force on December 13 2010.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Australia opens the door to covered bonds]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/13/australia_opens_the_door_to_covered_bonds.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australian banks, credit unions and building societies will soon be able to issue covered bonds as part of the Australian Federal Government's package of banking reforms aimed at increasing competition within the banking sector]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/13/draft_workplace_safety_regulations_released_for_comment.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[Draft workplace safety regulations released for comment]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/13/draft_workplace_safety_regulations_released_for_comment.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Safe Work Australia has taken the latest step in the harmonisation of Australia's occupational safety laws with the release of the Model Work Health and Safety Regulations for public comment.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/10/how_can_government_offer_tax_incentives_in_its_contracts_with_private_parties.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[How can government offer tax incentives in its contracts with private parties?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/10/how_can_government_offer_tax_incentives_in_its_contracts_with_private_parties.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Governments might want to offer a range of incentives when contracting with private parties, but what are the relevant limitations? Can a Government promise tax relief in a contract - and is such a promise enforceable?]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 10 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/09/new_south_wales_introduces_pre-litigation_procedures_but_what_will_they_change.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[New South Wales introduces pre-litigation procedures - but what will they change?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/09/new_south_wales_introduces_pre-litigation_procedures_but_what_will_they_change.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[New South Wales has introduced new pre-litigation requirements, but whether they go substantially beyond litigation best practice, or how they will operate, is still unclear.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 09 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <guid>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/03/nsw_rolls_back_contentious_cy-prs_rule_in_class_actions_bill.page</guid>
            <title><![CDATA[NSW rolls back contentious cy-pres rule in class actions bill]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201012/03/nsw_rolls_back_contentious_cy-prs_rule_in_class_actions_bill.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The NSW Government has removed the contentious provision in its class actions bill allowing the Supreme Court to distribute the undistributed part of a fund of damages to charities or public interest beneficiaries, a move that should be welcomed by all potential defendants to a class action.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Australia looks at banning patents for biological materials]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/26/australia_looks_at_banning_patents_for_biological_materials.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Australia could be about to ban the patenting of a wide range of biological materials, if the new Patent Amendment (Human Genes and Biological Materials) Bill 2010 is passed.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[New foreign takeover controls on farms?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/25/new_foreign_takeover_controls_on_farms.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Foreign acquisitions of Australian farms and agricultural companies are the target of a new Bill before Parliament, the Foreign Acquisitions Amendment (Agricultural Land) Bill 2010.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 25 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Restricting access to share registers]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/22/restricting_access_to_share_registers.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[New controls on access to share registers received the green light from Parliament on Thursday afternoon. Although aimed primarily at "low-ball" unsolicited share offers, the Corporations Amendment (No 1) Bill will also restrict access to registers for a far wider range of users. On the other side of the coin, companies will now have considerable power to control who gets to look at their list of shareholders.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 22 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[The Takeovers Panel on downstream acquisitions]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/10/the_takeovers_panel_on_downstream_acquisitions.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Without evidence of abuse, shareholders who knowingly buy into a company with a 55% majority shareholder might get little sympathy from the Takeovers Panel if the ownership of the shareholder changes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Exclusion clause in product liability insurance given narrow reading by High Court]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201011/05/exclusion_clause_in_product_liability_insurance_given_narrow_reading_by_high_court.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A crop of low-quality grass and a battle over product liability insurance has given the High Court an opportunity to emphasise the need to read exclusion clauses properly and in context (Selected Seeds Pty Ltd v QBEMM Pty Limited [2010] HCA 37).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Equity capital raising with consent]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201010/28/equity_capital_raising_with_consent.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A person who consents to the inclusion of a defective statement in a fundraising or takeover document may be liable for losses that the defect causes.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Thu, 28 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Does Queensland's Right to Information Act apply to Special Purpose Vehicles?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201010/25/does_queenslands_right_to_information_act_apply_to_special_purpose_vehicles.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[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).]]></description>
            <pubDate>Mon, 25 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Could Government class action reforms make NSW the next hot-spot for class actions?]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201010/22/could_government_class_action_reforms_make_nsw_the_next_hot-spot_for_class_actions.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[NSW's changes to NSW's class actions laws in the draft Civil Procedure Amendment (Supreme Court Representative Proceedings) Bill 2010 could see NSW become the most popular forum for class actions in Australia.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Fri, 22 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[ASIC crackdown on related party transactions and experts' reports]]></title>
            <link>http://www.claytonutz.com/publications/news/201010/19/asic_crackdown_on_related_party_transactions_and_experts_reports.page</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ASIC wants to take a tougher stance on related party transactions. A new policy proposal aims to reduce the use of the arm's length exception and force greater disclosure of related party arrangements in fundraising and takeovers documents.]]></description>
            <pubDate>Tue, 19 Oct 2010 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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