JURIST

JUNE 23, 2023

Australia’s eSafety Commissioner launched legal action against Twitter on Thursday demanding information about the platform’s strategies to combat online hate. In a statement, Grant said, “eSafety research shows that nearly 1 in 5 Australians have experienced some form of online hate.

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FEBRUARY 20, 2024

It was March 1, 2023, that Casetext launched CoCounsel , a product developed in partnership with OpenAI that uses the GPT-4 large language model to assist lawyers with a variety of tasks. In Canada and Australia, CoCounsel was already in use in a proof-of-concept phase in two firms, McCarthy Tétrault LLP in Canada and Maddocks in Australia.

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MARCH 27, 2024

The rules regarding service outside the jurisdiction are about to change for the Supreme Court of Western Australia. If within Australia, the rules are effected by the Service and Execution of Process Act 1992 (Cth) as modified by the rules of the forum court. The Amendment Rules amend the Rules of the Supreme Court 1971 (WA) ( RSC ).

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DECEMBER 6, 2023

The Ruby Princess will be remembered by many Australians with disdain as the floating petri dish that kicked off the spread of COVID-19 in Australia. Ms Karpik commenced representative proceedings—a class action—in the Federal Court of Australia. Many passengers became sick. The decision is significant not just for the litigants.

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JURIST

JUNE 21, 2021

1) of the Criminal Code. … This investigation shows that the influence of IS remains an enduring threat and it maintains the ability to inspire and radicalise individuals in Australia. The post Australia man arrested over alleged ISIS membership appeared first on JURIST - News - Legal News & Commentary.

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JURIST

MAY 18, 2023

Other countries have banned the app from government-issued devices, including countries such as Australia and Canada , as well as the EU. In Montana, the new law goes into effect beginning on January 1, 2024. While the US has not yet issued a nation-wide ban, other countries have, such as Afghanistan, India and Taiwan.

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AUGUST 28, 2023

It already owns leading firms in Australia, including AJ Park, Griffith Hack, Pizzeys, and Spruson & Ferguson. With control of over 1/3 of Australian patent filings, competitors may find their IP work handled by business partners. IPH’s strategy is to dominate secondary IP markets like Canada, New Zealand, and Singapore.

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Mondaq

APRIL 2, 2022

Industry Super Australia claims that this change will see almost 300,000 Australians are paid super for the first time.

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JURIST

MARCH 15, 2023

The current minimum nurse-to-patient ratio in NSW is 1:4 in the mornings and afternoons, and 1:7 during the evenings. The post Australia nursing union sues New South Wales government for standard breaches appeared first on JURIST - News.

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Mondaq

JULY 11, 2022

Employers and employees should be aware of these recent workplace relations changes.

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MARCH 12, 2024

Thomson Reuters today brings its generative AI legal assistant CoCounsel Core to the United Kingdom, following its initial rollout in the United States and expansion last month into Australia and Canada. Casetext launched CoCounsel on March 1, 2023 , helping to fuel a frenzy of legal tech companies developing generative AI products.

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Mondaq

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

TR 2021/2 is a change in the ATO view of whether a parking facility is a commercial car parking station for FBT purposes.

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JURIST

MAY 1, 2023

University staff across Australia are striking from Monday as academics protest for improved job security, manageable workloads and wages in line with the increased cost of living. The NTEU has engaged several strikes across the country following excessive job cuts, underpayment, and casualisation throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

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OCTOBER 8, 2021

In Australia, the term “ugg boots” refers to a general style of sheepskin shoe with the fleece turned in for warmth. It is a generic term, and not a trademark – in Australia. Supreme Court, asking two questions: 1. by Dennis Crouch. On appeal, the Federal Circuit affirmed in a R.36

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JURIST

JANUARY 25, 2024

The Australian attorney general announced Tuesday that the Australian Law Reform Commission (ALRC) will be inquiring into justice responses to sexual violence in Australia. The post Australia legal reform group to investigate how justice system can improve support for victims of sexual violence appeared first on JURIST - News.

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JURIST

APRIL 22, 2023

Filed in the Federal Court of Australia, the lawsuit accuses Optus of violating fundamental privacy principles and breaching its duty of care to its customers. The suit claims that the company “failed to protect, or take reasonable steps to protect, the personal information of its current and former customers.”

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JURIST

OCTOBER 11, 2022

The Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC) released a statement that it has commenced an investigation into whether Optus took “reasonable steps to protect the personal information” of customers and a possible breach of Australian Privacy Principle 1 under the Privacy Act of 1988. Million USD.

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JURIST

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The deportee, “G,” was convicted of two drug offences in Australia in 2014, and served his sentence before being deported back to New Zealand. The Returning Offenders (Management and Information) Act was introduced in 2015.

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Effective November 1, 2021, fully-vaccinated and medically-exempt Australians will no longer require a travel exemption to depart Australia.

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JURIST

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

The petition was launched on November 1 by ten bishops of the Catholic Church that hail from various countries, including the US, Australia, India and Nigeria. The government stated that the Catholic leaders made slanderous statements about Hong Kong and inappropriately intervened in Hong Kong’s internal affairs.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 14, 2021

The first article in this compensation law series discusses psychological injuries in the NSW Workers Compensation Scheme.

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Mondaq

JULY 6, 2022

Employers and employees should be aware of important changes in the workplace relations space, effective 1 July 2022.

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Mondaq

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Can employers reasonably deny multi-day work from home requests?

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FEBRUARY 17, 2021

By Jie (Jeanne) Huang, Associate Professor, University of Sydney Law School Australia. In 2013, the plaintiffs, ePayment Solutions Pty Ltd (EPS) and RCD Holdings Ltd (RCD) concluded a written contract with the defendant, LT Game International (Australia) Ltd (LT) about the development and installation of a computer betting game.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 30, 2022

Article focuses on the joint criminal enterprise aspect of complicity in a crime in NSW.

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Mondaq

OCTOBER 31, 2021

In most cases, developers are at the mercy of their contractors and various consultants to deliver their vision.

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Mondaq

JANUARY 20, 2022

A garnishee notice is a tool used by the ATO to recover money held by a third party on behalf of a tax debtor.

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Conflict of Laws

JANUARY 15, 2023

which dealt with service outside Australia. with a new one, which brings the Federal Court’s approach to service outside Australia into alignment with all other Australian jurisdictions, except for Western Australia and the Northern Territory. [1]. The previous approach to service outside Australia in the Federal Court.

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Mondaq

JULY 22, 2022

In order to avoid underpayments, employers should review their current pay arrangements.

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Mondaq

MAY 27, 2022

The government of Australia will launch a new employment service, known as Workforce Australia, on 1 July 2022.

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

In preparation of the projected phased border reopening on 1 Nov 2021, Australia issued new guidance for travelers vaccinated outside of Australia.

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JURIST

JANUARY 17, 2023

The OAIC commenced an investigation into the personal information handling practices of Medibank in relation to its notifiable data breach on December 1, 2022. The post Three Australia class action firms to cooperate over Medibank data breach appeared first on JURIST - News. million for each contravention.”.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 16, 2022

The only way that a BIFA adjudication decision can be reviewed is on grounds of jurisdictional error.

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JURIST

AUGUST 29, 2021

The development of environmental quality objectives, guidelines and policies directed towards ancillary or insignificant causes or consequences of climate change is not sufficient to discharge the duty in s 9(1)(a) of the POEA Act.”.

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Mondaq

APRIL 24, 2022

This episode of a 2-part series looks at how businesses should best manage short term or sporadic employee absences.

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Mondaq

AUGUST 14, 2021

Currently there are a number of federal government incentives which could assist you with purchasing your home.

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Mondaq

NOVEMBER 5, 2021

This new regime aims to better identify director involvement in unlawful activity, such as illegal phoenix activity.

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