News
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Patents and designs – Public consultation on "for the services of the State"
26 September 2017The Australian Government recently released its response to the Productivity Commission’s Inquiry Report on Intellectual Property Arrangements which was published in September 2016.
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A guide to using the QITC General Contract Conditions training
18 September 2017The Queensland Government’s new ICT contracting framework was released in August 2017.
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ACCC launches first small business unfair contracts enforcement
11 September 2017In March 2017, we drew attention to the fact that the ACCC had announced that one of its enforcement priorities for 2017 would be a focus on the unfair contract terms protecting small business.
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High Court upholds validity of ad hominin parole legislation directed at the Hoddle Street killer, Julian Knight
11 September 2017On 18 August 2017, the High Court handed down its judgment in the matter of Knight v State of Victoria [2017] HCA 29 (17 August 2017), affirming the broad legislative powers of State Parliaments to limit access to parole for serious violent offenders.
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2017 Crown Law Conference
04 August 2017The 2017 conference was held on Thursday 3 August 2017 at QUT’s Room Three Sixty. Clients attended from 20 agencies across government.