Insights for December 2022

02/12/2022 - Directors granted leeway to apply for Director ID by 14 December 2022 09/12/2022 - Landmark Federal environmental overhaul: Independent National Environmental Protection Authority and sweeping reforms 12/12/2022 - ASIC commences civil penalty proceedings for alleged DDO breaches for the first time 12/12/2022 - Australia’s Free Trade Agreements: The 2022 round-up, and the opportunities in 2023 12/12/2022 - Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix 33: net zero, waste export, energy, biodiversity, planning 12/12/2022 - Major Projects & Construction 5 Minute Fix 111: Secure Jobs, Better Pay in construction, force majeure, contract repudiation 12/12/2022 - Off-market share buy-backs: the impact of tax changes on investor behaviour 12/12/2022 - Real estate 5 Minute Fix 20: stamp duty and revenue, land tax, e-conveyancing, and mortgagee protections 12/12/2022 - The Privacy Commissioner’s Christmas present – new powers 15/12/2022 - Employment outside NSW won’t automatically count for long service leave in NSW, so review how you track it now 16/12/2022 - Commercial buyer beware – landlord liability for lease defaults inherited from seller and possible set-off risks 16/12/2022 - Five years in the making: Queensland’s Public Interest Disclosure Act 2010 under review 16/12/2022 - Foreign investment trends in the July 2022 quarter, and their implications 16/12/2022 - Loot boxes for adults only under proposed new law 16/12/2022 - Northern Territory extends liability for environmental offences to related entities in the onshore petroleum industry 16/12/2022 - Queensland given first glimpse of proposed new Property Law regime 21/12/2022 - A united front – Western Australia proposes to introduce data privacy laws 21/12/2022 - ASIC releases enforcement and regulatory update for July to September 2022 21/12/2022 - Australian Guarantee of Origin scheme for renewable electricity and green products released for consultation 21/12/2022 - Developments in WA mining law: limits on the Minister's power in granting exploration licences and amendments to the Mining Act 1978 21/12/2022 - Fake websites on the rise: what to do when fraudsters imitate your business 21/12/2022 - Importance of the Circular Economy clear in proposed changes to the NSW Resource Recovery Framework 21/12/2022 - Is a break fee the only remedy if you walk away from a scheme of arrangement? 21/12/2022 - It goes without saying… but is that inference or implication? Ascertaining the terms of informal contracts 21/12/2022 - Significant cultural heritage reform on the cards for Australia 22/12/2022 - Considering Copyright: the Attorney-General’s Department’s review of copyright enforcement issues 22/12/2022 - COVID-19 regulation wrap-up for 2022 23/12/2022 - NSW Government coal market price emergency powers in force, so check your supply arrangements now