Insights for November 2023

06/11/2023 - Company directors must act now and consider nature-related risks, according to new legal opinion 09/11/2023 - Corporate 5 Minute Fix 07: continuous disclosure, shareholder communications, schemes of arrangement, cyber risks 09/11/2023 - Queensland powers up its energy transition with new Bill 09/11/2023 - The ACMA cranks up enforcement: do your "factual" customer emails pass the Spam Act test? 09/11/2023 - The resurgence of enterprise bargaining 08: voting 10/11/2023 - Utilities outages and insurance cover for business interruption losses 14/11/2023 - A new regulatory framework for Aboriginal cultural heritage commences in WA tomorrow: what you need to know 17/11/2023 - New environmental approvals guideline for offshore renewable energy projects 17/11/2023 - Replumbing financial markets for a sustainable future: the Government's Sustainable Finance Strategy Consultation Paper 22/11/2023 - Try and try again? Remaking decisions and the doctrine of functus officio 22/11/2023 - Do you understand your employees' public holiday entitlements? 22/11/2023 - Treasury publishes consultation paper on proposed merger reforms 24/11/2023 - A fine balance needed to grow infrastructure investment 24/11/2023 - Fair Work Commission refuses EA approval after uni misrepresents sign-on bonus to casuals 24/11/2023 - From algorithms to applications: unpacking PayPal's AI patent refusal 24/11/2023 - Controversial new draft wind and solar energy policy in NSW 24/11/2023 - Justice in the class action context: recent developments in litigation funding 24/11/2023 - Amendments to SOCI Act flagged in Australian Cyber Security Strategy 24/11/2023 - Enforcement priorities: ASIC sets the tone for 2024 24/11/2023 - Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix 44: national sustainable finance strategy, petroleum and geothermal decommissioning 24/11/2023 - Major projects & construction 5 Minute Fix 121: contracting out and construction contracts under the ACL, NSW net zero and infrastructure, variations 28/11/2023 - Corporate 5 Minute Fix 08: proposed merger reforms, ASIC remakes class orders, CHESS solution, cyber security 28/11/2023 - COP28: What we can expect at Dubai 30/11/2023 - New rules for fixed-term contracts from 6 December 2023: are you ready?