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Improving Immobilisation of High-Risk Contaminants: Waste Certificates Increase User Confidence

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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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Additional Operational Purpose Deductions: Exempt Materials for Road-Making and Infrastructure Works

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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...

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Reduced licensing thresholds for waste activities

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New South Wales has 12 new Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations. Current operators should be aware of reduced licensing thresholds for waste activities in NSW from 1 November 2014. When any threshold under...

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Five Hot Trade Topics in Two Minutes

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It has been a long time since customs issues featured so prominently in the news. With the G20 meeting around the corner and suggestions that the Australia – China Free Trade Agreement negotiations will be...

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Beware Misleading Advertising on Home Loans

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It must be very tempting for marketing departments of financial institutions to push the boundaries on advertising to demonstrate how their home loan is “the best”. However, the desire of marketing departments for differentiation from...

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Improved Resource Recovery Exemptions: Supplier and User Obligations Simplified

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New South Wales has 12 new Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations. From 1 November 2014, new regulations will replace all general and specific exemptions under the 2005 Regulations with Resource Recovery Orders (for...

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ASIC Releases Report on its Review of Low Doc Lending (Report 410)

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ASIC recently released report 410 on its review of low doc home lending following the introduction of responsible lending obligations. In conducting its review ASIC reviewed 12 credit licensees of varying sizes representing a broad...

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Introduction of the Proximity Principle: Limiting Waste Transportation Distance

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New South Wales has 12 new Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations. From 1 November 2014, the 2014 Regulations will dramatically limit the distance waste can be transported through the introduction of a new...

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New NSW Protection of the Environment Operations Waste Regulations: 12 Areas of Staged Change from 1 November 2014

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On 17 October 2014 the Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2014 was enacted, which will replace the previous Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Regulation 2005 from 1 November 2014. The 2014 Regulations will...

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High Court Decision on Fund Management Fees

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The High Court recently delivered judgment in the matter of Gray v Richards involving the entitlement of plaintiffs to claim the fees for the management of damages awards. The effect of the decision is that in claims...

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ASIC Continues Crack Down on Pay Day Lending Avoidance Models

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In an ASIC media release issued on Wednesday 22 October 2014, ASIC reported on how it had intervened in the activities of two so-called “payday lending” companies and persuaded them to change their business model....

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Celebrating Excellence at the NSW Export Awards

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The Export Council Australia (ECA) celebrated the 52nd Premier of NSW Export Awards last night highlighting the contribution of NSW’s top exporters. The Awards acknowledge the important contribution of businesses to the economy through job...

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