Double trouble in compensation El Boustani v The Minister administering the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979 [2014] NSWCA 33 (El Boustani) marks a significant change in the approach to how compensation is awarded in...

Privacy law reform introduces a new regime governing the reporting of payment defaults by credit providers to credit reporting bodies. Changes to reporting 'Default Information' to a credit reporting body under the new privacy la...

National Law firm Hunt & Hunt announced today that new Partner Anton Dunhill has joined the firm's environment and planning group to grow Hunt & Hunt’s Victorian arm in this area of law.  Anton is well respected for ...

ASIC, in a Credit Reform Update (Issue 37), 14 April 2014 reminds credit licensees and responsible managers that the transitional period for them to acquire the necessary qualification ends on 30 June 2014. From 1 July 2014, resp...

The official release of the 2014 Budget by the Federal Government last night has made the anticipated cuts and mergers a reality, consistent with the Coalition's commitment to bringing the budget back to surplus and streamline gov...

Scott Morrison, as Minister for Immigration has just confirmed that the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service (”Customs") and the Department of Immigration are to merge into one "super agency" with an anticipated comm...