Schools often find themselves entangled in family law proceedings when served with subpoenas requesting access to student records.
On 13 December 2022, the Anti-Discrimination and Human Rights Legislation Amendment (Respect at Work) Act 2022 received Royal Assent, making a positive duty for employers to take steps to eliminate unlawful sex discrimination.
The case of Guilfoyle v Huckleberry Australia Pty Ltd has provided a timely reminder about the risks associated with school excursions and what schools need to do to ensure they discharge their duty of care.
As the year comes to a close, schools have to grapple with statutory changes to their enrolment terms and conditions to ensure that it is now compliant with recent changes to the Australian Consumer Law's unfair contract terms regime.
There have been a number of decisions from the NSW Land and Environment Court relevant to operators within the New South Wales waste industry.
We continue our analysis of the decision in Human Appeal International Australia v Beyond Bank Australia Ltd (No 2) to consider the obligations and duties a bank may owe its customer when exercising a right to close their account.
