ASIC's intention is laid clear in the executive summary, where they provide the reader a straightforward reminder of Trustees' legal obligations, including "efficiently, honestly and fairly", "best ...

Regarded by some as a "steady as she goes" budget, the 2026–27 Queensland Budget signals that the energy and resources sector (oil and gas and critical minerals in particular) is central to the ...

The Environment and Sustainable Development 5 Minute Fix is your quick update on key ESD developments across Australia. This edition covers new Commonwealth exposure draft National Environmental ...

The NEPA will be established on 1 July 2026 under the National Environmental Protection Agency Act 2025 (Cth) ( NEPA Act ). The NEPA's function is to assist the Chief Executive Officer ( CEO) in the ...

The ACCC’s product safety priorities, alongside its broader enforcement agenda, provide a roadmap for businesses. Last week, ACCC Chair Gina Cass-Gottlieb unveiled the ACCC's latest product safety ...

ASIC’s approach to private credit has been sequential, deliberate, and, as of June 2026, unmistakably operational. The regulator’s eight-week snap review of 52 private credit funds overseeing $76 ...

For responsible entities of critical infrastructure assets falling within the nine affected asset classes, the Enhanced CIRMP Rules represent a material step-change in risk management planning ...

But the reality is that competing priorities and scarce resources/budgets likely have left many organisations covered by the PRIS laws with work to do to achieve a sufficient level of compliance. We ...

The Victorian Supreme Court has held that there is no inconsistency between the operation of Victoria's Building and Construction Industry Security of Payment Act 2002 (Vic) (SOP Act) and the ...

D&O insurance should cover liabilities and defence costs, including liabilities owed to the company (such as the liabilities proven against Mr Bekier and Ms Martin) and pecuniary penalties (both of ...

The Building (Approvals and Practitioners) Bill 2026 is the next step in the NSW Government's commitment to transformational building reforms in NSW. The Bill seeks to: support the NSW Government's ...

The Treasurer has delivered the most significant Federal Budget Australia has seen since the days of Paul Keating. In last night's Budget, the Treasurer unveiled a series of major revenue measures ...