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The Attorney-General, Nicola Roxon, has announced that the long-awaited amendments to the Privacy Act 1988 will be introduced to Parliament in the Winter sitting period, which commenced on Tuesday 7 May with the budget sittings.
10 May 2012
Fair Work Australia recently delivered its first Full Bench decision on the provision in the small business code allowing summary dismissal for serious misconduct including theft, fraud, violence and serious OHS breaches.
1 May 2012
On 18 April 2012, the Australian Government took the next step towards reform of the over-the-counter (OTC) derivatives market in Australia by its release of a Treasury consultation paper proposing a legislative framework for implementing Australia's G-20 commitment to OTC derivatives reform.
24 Apr 2012
Two recent decisions in Fair Work Australia shed light on the tribunal's approach to unfair dismissal cases.
16 Apr 2012
In Newlands Coal Pty Ltd v CFMEU [2010] FWA FB7401, Newlands lodged an appeal in response to Commissioner Roe's first instance decision to refuse approval of the Newlands Coal Surface Operations Enterprise Agreement 2010 which contained an opt-out clause. However, Commissioner Roe's decision was overruled by the Full Bench of Fair Work Australia (FWA) in November 2010. In that instance, the majority of the Full Bench upheld the validity of the "opt-out" clause.
16 Apr 2012
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