Spent convictions may now be disclosed to and considered by certain Commonwealth, State and Territory agencies in determining a job seeker’s suitability to work with people with disability under the NDIS.
Read MoreWith strict new Whistleblower policy requirements under the Corporations Act about to commence, Commonwealth Parliament has released an Instrument exempting certain ‘eligible companies’. Read on to find out if the exemption applies to ...
Read MoreIn this issue of the Law Compliance Report we discuss recent legislative changes occurring throughout Australia and we also set out some of the Bills that we are currently tracking.
Read MoreThe QLD government has introduced a suite of contemporary legislation intended to ensure that Medicines and Poisons laws will be easier for industry and the community to understand and apply in practice.
Read MoreRecommendations of the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse have been implemented in Tasmania, creating new requirements for reporting suspected child abuse.
Read MoreOn 23 October 2019 the Health Legislation Amendment and Repeal Act came into effect. Here’s what Victorian Health Service Providers need to know about the new and upcoming changes.
Read MoreExisting Commonwealth whistleblower schemes have been strengthened and consolidated to enhance protections for corporate sector whistleblowers
Read MoreThe Public Interest Disclosure Act 2018 (SA) has repealed now outdated whistleblowers legislation to implement new protections for persons making public interest disclosures.
Read MoreThe Health Care (Engagement Strategies) Variation Regulations 2019 (SA) have prescribed new content requirements for ‘engagement strategies’ Here’s what South Australian public hospitals need to know.
Read MoreIn this case, a $10 million penalty was imposed on a supplier of scheduled medicines for egregiously flouting regulations relating to representing, advertising, and prescribing therapeutic goods.
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