On 14 May 2020, The NSW Government made a series of amendments to the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 (NSW) (EP&A Act). Here’s what you need to know.
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Stand Down, JobKeeper and Workplace Relations – Where to From Here?
COVID-19 has impacted all Australians as they grapple not just with a pandemic, but changes to their careers, work-life balance and expectations of employment.
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Transforming with Legal Tech Podcast Episode 2: The Nimble Boutique Firm
Two boutique Australian-based law firms reveal how they have found client (and work-life balance) success in operating nimbly.
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Anti-Money Laundering Court Case Hones in on Individual Actors
The Department of Internal Affairs (DIA) is one of three Anti-Money Laundering regulators in New Zealand. Last month, the DIA’s 5th major High Court case moved towards a conclusion, and it confirms an increasing trend to keep individuals on the hook for compliance failings.
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Evidence Reform: Discussing the Royal Commission’s Recommendations
Following the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the Council of Attorneys-General agreed that the Uniform Evidence Acts will be amended.
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Court of Criminal Appeal Quashes Tax Crime Convictions After Crown’s Creative Accounting
Why did this tax criminal case ultimately fail? Find out – along with what the outcome of the case has revealed about tax intricate accounting practices – here.
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Untangling the Evictions Moratorium for NSW Residential and Commercial Tenancies
With record high underemployment rates during COVID-19, millions of Australians are having trouble affording their usual rent payments.
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A Lawyer’s Guide to the NSW Evictions Moratorium
Almost one million people lost their jobs while the underemployment rate increased to 13.7% when the Federal Government shut down non-essential services.
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Property Law NSW Update: Electronic Lodgment of Paper Documents
COVID-19 has presented logistical challenges which have impacted land transactions and presented impediments to the lodgment of paper land dealings at the land titles office. To overcome these challenges, the…
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Parliament Passes COVIDSafe Privacy Legislation: Does it Stack Up?
This follow-up article examines the new COVIDSafe legislation, and whether it can allay some key privacy concerns.
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