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Why are indemnities so difficult to negotiate? Indemnities are usually one of the most dreaded, emotive and time-consuming topics in contract negotiations. There are a number of reasons for this, including misconceptions about the nature...
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The China Australia Free Trade Agreement will further open China as an attractive marketplace for business and investment, with greater access to China’s $10 trillion economy which currently has a growth rate of around 7.7%...
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Thanks to billions of wirelessly connected devices across the globe gathering and transmitting data about our lives, we face a potentially enormous threat to our privacy. At the annual International Conference of Data Protection and...
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With the announcement that negotiations over the Australia China free trade agreement have concluded, your clients will be interested to discover how this new FTA will affect them. Here, we provide guidance on common importer/exporter questions...
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Australia has announced the completion of negotiations for a China-Australia Free Trade Agreement. For those involved in Australia-China trade, we set out below key considerations and steps to take to best prepare for the commencement...
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Hunt & Hunt together with the Freight & Trade Alliance (FTA) has made a joint submission to Customs regarding their proposed changes to the criteria for making tariff concession orders (TCO). The changes proposed by...
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On 21 October 2014, Commissioner O’Neill refused Development Application 199/2014 (Johnson v Hornsby Shire Council [2014] NSWLEC 1215) for a new dwelling at Beecroft, due to the ability for a significant amount of remnant Blue Gum...
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The Trusted Trader Program (TTP) is currently being developed by the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service and will impact all those involved in the international trade of goods. Under the program “trusted traders” will...
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New South Wales has 12 New Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations. Offence As of 1 November 2014, the offence of land pollution will be strengthened and made clearer through an amendment to the...
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Following on from the celebritisation of chefs, the success of reality TV cooking competitions and the general preoccupation with what we privileged first world citizens are prepared to put in our mouths, high-end food has...
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New South Wales has 12 new Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations. From 1 November 2014, the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 (2014 Regulations) will clarify the responsibility of generators and...
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New South Wales has 12 new Protection of the Environment Operations Waste ReguRegulations. 1 November 2014 changes are in response to calls from landfill operators that the previous deduction categories were too restrictive. Particularly, they...