Publications
Corrective Advertising on YouTube
Tue, 4 Oct 11
The Court has ordered respondents to publish a corrective video on YouTube and other video-streaming websites to counter false and misleading representations. This is the first occurrence of its kind for the Australian Competition and Consumer Commissions (ACCC).
Concerns Mounting Over Statutory Privacy Tort
Tue, 20 Sep 11
Lawyers, academics and journalists raised fresh doubts this week about federal government plans to encourage people to use a statutory privacy tort for lawsuits.
Case in point: Don’t feed the animals!
Tue, 20 Sep 11
A landmark case highlights the importance of legislated regulations that protects Australian fauna and flora. Under the Nature Conservation Act 1992, the dingo is declared an indigenous Australian species, with sections 17 and 62 instructing that dingoes cannot be interfered with in a protected area unless specific permissions have been granted.
Migration Act Amendments Last Chance for Labor’s “Malaysia Solution”
Tue, 20 Sep 11
As the plot thickens over the onshore versus offshore processing debate, Prime Minister Julia Gillard is now pushing the blame to Tony Abbott for future boat arrivals as Labor prepares to abandon offshore processing in the face of political deadlock.
Proposed Changes to the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997
Tue, 20 Sep 11
The Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 calls for equal con-tributions to the running costs of a building through lot entitlements unless it is ‘just and equitable’.
Resolving Fence and Tree Disputes
Mon, 1 Aug 11
The Neighbourhood Disputes Resolution Bill 2010 was introduced to Parliament in November 2010.
A proposed new law to solve neighbourhood disputes about trees and fences will provide clear and practical ways to resolve neighbourhood disputes informally.
If disputes cannot be informally resolved, the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal (QCAT) will be able to deal with these matters.
