News
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Federal Court matter the first to determine compensation for the extinguishment and impairment of native title
06 May 2016Crown Law acted for the Attorney-General intervening in a Federal Court matter which will be the first to determine compensation for the extinguishment and impairment of native title.
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Restaurant owners pleads guilty to selling unsafe food
29 April 2016On 1 April 2016, Crown Law represented Queensland Health in the Beenleigh Magistrates Court in a prosecution under the Food Act 2006 for one of the largest outbreaks of food poisoning in Queensland.
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Harper Review information sessions
29 April 2016The final report of the Harper Review of competition policy, published in March 2015, made 56 recommendations across the key areas of competition policy, legislation and institutions. The implementation of a number of those recommendations directly affects procurement procedures and policy across Queensland Government agencies.
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Barbaro amendment has been passed
20 April 2016In February, 2014, the High Court ruled in Barbaro & Zirilli v the Queen [2014] HCA 2 that prosecutors were not permitted to make submissions on sentence in relation to the range of penalty properly available to sentencing Courts.
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Crown Law advice acknowledged by DEWS Director-General
15 April 2016Recently, the Director-General of the Department of Energy and Water Supply (DEWS), Mr Paul Simshauser, presented specialised technical training in computer modelling and forecasting for energy prices as a fundraising event for Windana Support Centre Inc.