Privilege challenges remain for multi-purpose investigation reports
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The Full Federal Court has denied Optus’ request to overturn a previous Federal Court ruling. The initial ruling dismissed Optus’ claim of legal privilege over a factual investigation report commissioned
Recent developments at home and abroad
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For listed entities, determining whether (and when) to tell the market about a cyber incident is an ongoing challenge. Nonetheless, recent developments at home and abroad—in particular a recent update to
Allens Australian law benchmark for generative AI
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The last 24 months have seen generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools advance in leaps and bounds, powered by remarkable developments in large language models (LLMs). Their new capabilities are already
Recent announcements by WA and Federal Governments to support critical minerals development
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The WA and Federal Governments have recently announced significant funding and regulatory support packages to accelerate the development of Western Australia into a critical minerals
A further warning to trustees
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On 9 May 2024, ASIC released its report, REP 781 Review of superannuation trustee practices: Protecting members from harmful advice charges, outlining findings from its review of progress by superannuation trustees in
Time to assess your organisation’s systems and processes
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Despite unexpected delays in recent approvals processes, the EU Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CS3D) has been approved by the EU Council and EU Parliament and is expected to
Managing Associate Jay Prasad and Senior Associate Ria Neilson published a paper on Australia’snew interest limitation – or thin capitalisation – tax rules, including the new debt deduction creation integrity rules (or DDCR).
The paper was presented at the Tax
In conversation with Infrastructure Partnerships Australia
A lot can change in a short time, particularly in infrastructure, and staying on top of those changes can be challenging.
Each year, Allens and Infrastructure Partnerships Australia co-author the Infrastructure Investment Monitor—a
Parliament passes the Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (WA)
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The recently passed Petroleum Legislation Amendment Bill 2023 (WA) (the Bill) is landmark legislation that establishes a carbon capture and storage (CCS) regulatory regime on and
Key changes to energy rules
In our latest update, we examine the progress of new and existing rule change requests to the AEMC across the month of April, as well as take a closer look at the AEMC’s Transmission