Regulatory Newsfeeds are a concise, weekly digest of the regulatory developments in your industry or specialty.
Our team of legal editors aim to save you time and provide you with current, plain English, informative summaries of all relevant regulatory activity in an easy to read format, with linkages to the full text of the impacting documents.
New legislation, Ministerial or Departmental Statements, Press Releases, Standards, Draft Regulations, Upcoming dates, Consultation Papers, new Codes of Practice and Guidelines etc. are tracked, summarised and emailed directly to you on a weekly basis for your ease of use.
We have 16 Newsfeed titles, each with an individual focus on a specific industry or specialty.
Some of our titles are relevant to many businesses:
Other Newsfeeds are industry specific:
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The Building and Construction Newsfeed focuses on a number of authoritative sources including Standards Australia, Australian Building Codes Board, Royal Australian Institute of Architects and the Housing Industry Association, to cover:
- building codes, regulations and standards
- essential services
- major
- statistics and industry trends
- preferred policy directions and planning laws
- employment and OH&S
The Corporate Law Bulletin is a monthly analysis on all corporate law and securities regulation. Edited by Professor Ian Ramsay, Director for the Centre for Corporate Law and Securities Regulation at the University of Melbourne.
Each edition of the Corporate Law Bulletin Provides:
- summaries of significant corporate law developments
- statutory amendments
- recent court judgements
- government policy decisions
- amendments by ASIC and the ASX
- abstracts from the major Australian Journals
- notice of upcoming corporate law seminars and more
The Corporate Law Bulletin complements the Governance Risk and Compliance Newsfeed, to which Professor Ramsay also provides editorial advice and short case notes.
The Electricity Newsfeed focuses on developments from the Ministerial Council on Energy, Australian Energy Market Commission, Australian Energy Regulator, The Reliability Panel and government concerning:
- generation, transmission and distribution
- codes and guidelines
- safety and environmental issues
The Environment Newsfeed focuses on developments from Environment Protection Agencies and authorities, government bodies and major organisations on topics including:
- waste and recycling
- sustainable and renewable energy
- water issues
- climate change
- planning issues or schemes
- mining activity
The Financial Services Newsfeed focuses on developments from sources including ASIC, APRA and the Reserve Bank of Australia on:
- banking and financial services
- anti-money laundering
- bankruptcy
- payment and settlement systems
- economic forecasts and reporting
The Gas Newsfeed focuses on regulators including the ACCC, National Competition Council, Ministerial Council on Energy, key commissions and state and federal government:
- exploration and refinement
- transmission and pipelines
- distribution and retail
- environment, safety and employment
The Governance, Risk and Compliance Newsfeed focuses on developments from regulators such as ASIC, ACCC, ASX, APRA, ATO, Austrac and business and industry groups concerning:
- privacy
- risk
- compliance
- industrial manslaughter
- anti-money laundering
- market regulation
- corporate governance
The Industrial Relations Newsfeed focuses on developments from federal and state government, employer organisations and tribunals,courts and commissions in the areas of:
- WorkChoices
- workplace arrangements
- industrial disputes
- unfair dismissal and equal opportunity
- labour force and workplace participation
- public sector employment
- workplace health and safety
The Insurance Newsfeed focuses on developments from government departments, industry bodies, courts and private companies on topics including:
- prudential regulation
- tort reform
- compensation
- professional indemnity
The Legal Practice GovernanceNewsfeed brings together developments in legislation, case law and law society publications, including:
- changes in legal practice rules and regulations
- regulation of the profession
The Litigation Newsfeed focuses on developments in practice and procedure of significant Australian courts and tribunals, including:
- new or amended forms
- amendments to fees/scale of costs
- changes to procedures or rules affecting procedures
- procedural and Guidance Notices and Practice Directions
- appointments of new judges or members of tribunals
The Minerals & Petroleum Newsfeed focuses on government departments regulating the industry as well as environment protection authorities and agencies covering:
- geology and exploration
- the grant of mining and petroleum leases and tenements
- mining operations and miners’ rights and safety
- private, crown and indigenous land issues
- commodities trends
The Occupational Health and Safety Newsfeed focuses on developments from government bodies, WorkSafe and WorkCover authorities, industrial relations commissions and unions, concerning:
- government and agency policies
- stakeholder opinions
- workplace safety issues
- codes of practice
- safety case studies and guidelines
- plus other items of local and international interest
TheProperty Newsfeed focuses on developments in the real estate industry covering:
- the industrial, commercial and residential property markets
- planning and development policy
- industry regulation
- taxation
- news
TheSuperannuation Newsfeed focuses on the latest news, views and press releases from regulators including APRA, ATO and the federal government on:
- regulation of investment
- latest reforms
- the federal government’s co-contribution scheme
- choice of fund and portability.
The Transportation Newsfeed focuses on road, rail, air and marine developments from the state and federal government on:
- environmental impact
- safety
- fuel prices
- mass management issues
- security and bioterrorism
- harmonisation of laws across Australia
TheWater Newsfeed focuses on developments from government departments as well as regulators and environment protection authorities covering topics such as:
- water reform
- supply, use and collection
- conservation, quality and sustainability
- waterways
- licences