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- NSW Long Service Leave: Key Takeaways From The Updated Guidance
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Never too late! If you missed the IPKat last week
Never too late… while the internet debated whether Claude’s latest update might replace half the workforce, the IPKats on the other side had plenty of developments to catch up on.PatentsClaire Gregg reported that the High Court of Australia refused special leave in Doing important outdoor researchAristocrat, leaving the Full Federal Court’s decision on computer-implemented inventions...
- Final Pay On The Final Day: Courts' Emerging Willingness To Penalise "Technical Contraventions"
- Malfunctioning Machines To Mandatory Standards: Cyber Security Standards For Consumer Smart Devices Have Commenced
- Funds Update - 6 March 2026
- High Court Hands Down Landmark Trade Mark Decision In Katie Perry V Katy Perry Saga
- Federal Court Of Australia Dismisses Landmark Greenwashing Case Against Santos
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Liability of company directors in high-risk businesses: Star Entertainment Group
In Australian Securities and Investments Commission v Bekier (Liability Judgment) [2026] FCA 196, the Federal Court of Australia has found that the Managing Director and CEO of Star, a casino operator, and its Company Secretary and Group General Counsel, breached their duties of care and diligence as company officers under section 180(1) of the Corporations...
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ASIC sustainability reporting update
ASIC has published a sustainability reporting webpage covering sustainability and climate-related financial information reporting required under the Corporations Act . Background. The webpage has links to educational modules to help smaller companies and report preparers with sustainability reporting requirements. ASIC has also published a sustainability reporting and audit relief decisions register containing some of its...
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AML/CTF update March 2026
This update covers the draft AML transitional rules, AUSTRAC’s guidance on its new compulsory examination powers, and the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner’s privacy guidance for current and new reporting entities under the AML/CTF Act. AML transitional rules draft The Department of Home Affairs has published draft transitional rules to allow periods of time...