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The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) (PPSA) affects businesses in all sectors and industries. Failing to register security interests on the Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) – or failing to do so correctly and within strict ti
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Key issues: The Australian Taxation Office Taskforce activity raised over $2.8 billion in tax liabilities from businesses and individuals. It is assumed this amount includes primary tax, penalties and interest. In the 2019-20 Federal Budget, the
Legislation Update
This article was featured in and extracted from the Lexis Nexis Australian Energy and Resources Law Bulletin. The Mineral and Energy Resources (Financial Provisioning) Bill 2018 (Qld) contains significant reforms to the way the costs and liabil
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The Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) sets out 13 Australian Privacy Principles (APPs) which Australian Government agencies and most private sector organisations must follow for handling personal information. APP 11.2 requires APP entities to take reasonabl
Court Decision
In the matter of Energizer Australia Pty Ltd v Procter & Gamble Australia Pty Ltd [2016] FCA 347, the Federal Court of Australia yesterday declared Procter & Gamble Australia Pty Ltd, the maker of Duracell batteries, guilty of contempt of Cou