Legislation

Practical Law Commercial has released two brand new resources: a legal update on the proposed reforms to the unfair contract terms regime introduced in Parliament on 9 February 2022 and a legislation tracker which monitors key developments in the proposed legislation.

Online defamation in the spotlight. The Australian Government has released the exposure draft of the Social Media (Anti-Trolling) Bill 2021 (Cth) to unmask online authors of defamatory comments on social media.

The past twelve months have seen significant activity by the Commonwealth government in its efforts to progress reforms to the regulatory framework of Australia’s critical infrastructure to uplift the security and resilience of essential services in Australia.

Practical Law Commercial have released a brand new resource, Legal Update, Copyright Amendment (Access Reform) Bill 2021 (Cth).

Commonwealth Statute Annotations: November 2021 Update

New annotations have been added to Commonwealth Statutes Annotations, including a note on LibertyWorks Inc v Commonwealth [2021] FCAFC 90, under s 60 of the Biosecurity Act 2015

Insight into sections 55, 65, 76, 98, 101, 110, 135, 137 and 165 of the Uniform Evidence Acts.

Practical Law Commercial have updated and enhanced the resource, Practice note, Goods and Services Tax (GST), to include additional guidance on key issues associated with the GST regime in Australia.

On 25 October 2021, the Unsolicited Political Communications Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (Cth) (Bill) was introduced into Parliament.

New South Wales government introduces the Modern Slavery Amendment Bill 2021 (NSW)

The Commonwealth Digital Transformation Agency has recently released an exposure draft of the Trusted Digital Identity Bill 2021 (Cth) and associated materials for public consultation.