8 May 2024 Employment and safety Education Fishing for risks assessments: WHS lessons from a school camping tragedy The recent WorkSafe prosecution is a timely reminder for schools of the need to implement appropriate risk assessments and the necessity to get legal advice early when an incident occurs.
7 May 2024 Insurance Education Federal Court finds State liable for school bullying The Federal Court of Australia found the State of Victoria (State) vicariously liable for a school principal's failure to adequately respond to antisemitic bullying at a State school from 2015 to 2020.
6 May 2024 Banking and finance ASIC v Finder Wallet - is a Crypto Asset investment product a debenture? This series examines the interface between new digital assets, related investments and current financial services regulatory regime which has not been purpose built to adequately respond to novel digital asset investment products.
2 May 2024 Insurance Deed set aside: Applications reconsidered by Court of Appeal The Trustees of the Christian Brothers (the Trustees) have succeeded in appealing a decision of Irving AsJ ([2023] VSC 124) to set aside two settlement agreements in whole.
30 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Victorian Government announces plan to build 70,000 additional homes: Suburban Rail Loop East ... The Victorian Government has released new vision plans for the Suburban Rail Loop East project which propose a series of strategic planning changes to support the addition of over 70,000 new homes and 230,000 jobs.
30 Apr 2024 Digital governance, cyber and privacy The insider threat: Cyber security Organisations around the world are breathing a sigh of relief. Linux, the most widely used operating system (OS) in the world, was recently saved from a potentially catastrophic cyber-attack.
26 Apr 2024 Property Tax Victoria's abolition of stamp duty for commercial and industrial properties On 19 March 2024, the Victorian government introduced the Commercial and Industrial Property Tax Reform Bill 2024 which will see stamp duty on commercial and industrial properties replaced with a new annual property tax.
23 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government "Existence of a disputed claim is central to the process of resolving compensation claims ... VCAT has ruled that a claimant landowner in a land acquisition case cannot make an application to the Tribunal for the determination of a disputed claim without first receiving a notice from the relevant Authority.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Holiday cancelled: dismissal of appeal against the refusal of a local law permit for short stay ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has upheld the decision of the Noosa Shire Council to refuse an application under a local law for short stay letting in respect of a unit within a duplex at Sunshine Beach.
22 Apr 2024 Planning, infrastructure and environment Government Acceptable amenity impacts: Planning and Environment Court of Queensland confirms approval of ... The Planning and Environment Court of Queensland has dismissed a submitter appeal which sought to have a development application for a multiple dwelling at Main Beach on the Gold Coast refused on the basis of the shadow impacts.