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- 1From:Melbourne University Law Review (Vol. 43, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedFocusing on the discretionary power to amend an assessment at any time where the Commissioner is 'of the opinion there has been fraud or evasion', this article argues that the increasingly prevalent practice in the...
- 2From:Current Legal Problems (Vol. 74)1. Introduction In 1986, the last vestiges of Australia's imperial common law past was eradicated by the passage through the Commonwealth, State and Westminster Parliaments of the Australia Acts. (1) Eminent judges...
- 3From:Melbourne University Law Review (Vol. 28, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed[This article reviews three recent counter-terrorism laws, namely, the Criminal Code Amendment (Hamas and Lashkar-e-Tayyiba) Act 2003 (Cth), the ASIO Legislation Amendment Act 2003 (Cth) and the Criminal Code Amendment...
- 4From:Monash University Law Review (Vol. 36, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedI INTRODUCTION In feudal England, work was not physically or temporally separate from other daily activities, which all took place within the household. That household was likely to comprise married couples and their...
- 5From:Sydney Law Review (Vol. 41, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedAbstract This article presents the findings of the first systematic and comprehensive study to probe a substantial tranche of applications for special leave to appeal to the High Court of Australia. Special leave to...
- 6From:Journal of Australian Taxation (Vol. 15, Issue 1-2)Included in the law introducing the first Commonwealth income tax in 1915 were provisions which conferred on the Commissioner of Taxation wide powers of investigation and to gather evidence. They were introduced at a...
- 7From:Sydney Law Review (Vol. 42, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAbstract The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission ('ACCC') is on the cusp of introducing a class exemption for collective bargaining for small businesses. This development is not just novel in the context...
- 8From:University of Western Sydney Law Review (Vol. 12) Peer-ReviewedI. Introduction Modern Australian companies operate within a complex matrix of legislation, common law, business norms and policy considerations. The existing regulatory regime is difficult to navigate, given the...
- 9From:Monash University Law Review (Vol. 43, Issue 2) Peer-ReviewedI INTRODUCTION In 2014, the Abbott Government, in following up national security reforms initiated by its predecessor (1) and in responding to the rise of Islamic State and its variants and the issue of foreign...
- 10From:Melbourne University Law Review (Vol. 33, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed[This article focuses on the Australian Securities and Investment Commission's ('ASIC's) original and primary role as the regulator of corporate laws to determine whether it is an effective regulator. 'Effective'...
- 11From:Sydney Law Review (Vol. 39, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed
Before the High Court: Re Robert John Day AO: section 44(v) of the Australian Constitution revisited
Abstract In February 2017, the High Court of Australia will sit as the Court of Disputed Returns in Re Day to consider five questions referred to it by the Australian Senate about s 44(v) of the Australian... - 12From:South African Law Journal (Vol. 137, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe enactment of the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 ('the FSR Act') on 21 August 2017 marks the first stage of South Africa's transition from a sectoral to a Twin Peaks model of financial regulation. On 1...
- 13From:Melbourne University Law Review (Vol. 35, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed[This article examines the accountability of Australian regulators, focusing on the Australian Securities and Investments Commission and the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority. It defines what is meant by...
- 14From:Monash University Law Review (Vol. 46, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedIn Australia, building, home contents and comprehensive car insurance are regarded as 'essential' financial products. Yet the limited research on the experiences of consumers who claim against these policies highlights...
- 15From:Family Matters (Issue 90)On 8 June 2012, Federal Attorney-General Nicola Roxon (2012c) announced the release of the Strategic Review of Small and Medium Agencies in the Attorney-General's Portfolio: Report to the Australian Government (Skehill...
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- 17From:Australian International Law Journal (Vol. 22) Peer-ReviewedI Introduction and Background In June 2012, fund manager Firebird Global Master Fund II Ltd ('Firebird') registered a judgment of the Tokyo District Court in the Supreme Court of NSW. (1) The judgment was against the...
- 18From:Monash University Law Review (Vol. 39, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedIn PJ v The Queen, the Victorian Court of Appeal clarified the fault elements of the offence of 'aggravated people smuggling' in the Migration Act 1958 (Cth). The consequence of this case is that the prosecution is now...
- 19From:Sydney Law Review (Vol. 41, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedAbstract 'Constitutional baselines' are interpretive tools that are widely used in constitutional reasoning, although often implicit and unarticulated. They provide standards for measure that enable courts to evaluate...
- 20From:Sydney Law Review (Vol. 43, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedAbstract The High Court of Australia's decision in Northern Territory v Griffiths (2019) 269 CLR 1 ('the Timber Creek compensation case') provided long-awaited judicial guidance on the operation of the compensation...