Key points This case was decided using the form of s 41 of the Trade Marks Act 1995 (Cth) which applied prior to the amendments introduced by the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012 (Cth). The mark...

Other taxes may steal the headlines, but the Government's tax discussion paper provides importers, brokers and others involved with international trade the opportunity to shape the future taxation of imports. Customs duty is incl...

The decision in ASIC v The Cash Store (in liquidation) [2014] FCA 926, primarily focused on the responsible lending obligations of payday lender, the Cash Store under the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009. Other matt...

The Federal Government recently announced that laws protecting consumers against unfair contract terms will be extended to provide protection to the small business sector. This raises a number of issues for customs brokers and fre...

A lot has changed in the customs world over the past 18 months and with new FTAs, the Trusted Trader Program and even a new name for Customs all happening soon, more changes are still on the way. It's hard to keep up, let alone...

There are 12 new New South Wales Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations. Part 5 of the 2014 Regulations commenced on 1 March 2015. Part 5 restricts consignors of waste from sending waste generated in the NSW m...