Two wrongs don’t make a legal right
Equal treatment is a fundamental principle of justice. This is well understood in the abstract, but what it might mean in practice and how it might be enforced is less clear, as is demonstrated by an important recent UK decision[1] that will be monitored closely by Australian lawyers. The case As a result of cartel […]
ReadmoreElectricity regulatory framework under further review – changes ahead for both embedded networks and stand-alone power systems
The Australian Energy Markets Commission has recently announced two separate reviews – one into the regulation of embedded networks and the other into stand-alone power systems. With the national electricity framework having been founded on a centralised electricity supply model, the explosive growth of both embedded networks and large-scale localised generation options has presented challenges […]
ReadmoreTrade Incentives
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ReadmoreTrade Promotions Update | New Permit Application Fees
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ReadmoreNew Gift Card Law in NSW
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ReadmoreRefer-a-Friend Promotions
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ReadmoreGovernment position on regulation of Victorian embedded networks set – draft General Exemption Order now available for comment
The next milestone in the review of the regulation of Victorian embedded networks was reached last month when the Department of Environment, Land Water and Planning (DELWP) released its final position paper on the Victorian electricity licence exemptions framework (the Position Paper) including a draft revised General Exemption Order (GEO). Following on from changes made […]
ReadmoreLikely change to permit requirements in NSW
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ReadmoreWoolworths prevails in test of ACCC enforceable undertaking
In Woolworths Limited v About Life Pty Ltd [2017] NSWSC 1117, Woolworths tested the scope of the enforceable undertakings it, and a number of other supermarket operators, gave to the ACCC not to include, or give effect to, restrictive provisions in supermarket lease agreements. Woolworths ultimately prevailed in this case. The decision is useful for […]
ReadmoreStatutory Consumer Guarantees: Lessons from Holden
Following the ACCC’s announcement on 26 July 2017 of proceedings against Ford, the ACCC issued a media release on 3 August 2017 announcing that it has accepted a court enforceable undertaking offered by Holden to address the ACCC’s concerns about Holden’s compliance with the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) and, in particular, the ACL’s consumer guarantees […]
ReadmoreGames of Skill – Not Much to Them, Right?
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ReadmoreTrade Promotions Update: When & Where is a Permit Needed + Permit Fees
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