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On 12 February 2021, the Court of Appeal (Sofronoff P and Fraser and Mullins JJA) delivered judgment in Hanson & Ors v Walters [2021] QCA 18, dismissing an appeal brought by Metro North Hospital and Health Service (MNHHS) against Justice Ryan’s judgment in Walters v Hanson & Ors [2020] QSC 216.

As you probably know, your agency can be subject to having any unfair contract terms in its standard form contracts declared void by a court in certain circumstances, under the Australian Consumer Law.

The ICT SME participation scheme policy and ICT SME participation scheme standard ensures all Queensland Government departments adopt a consistent procurement process to ensure effective engagement with small and medium sized enterprises.

On 7 October 2020 the High Court overturned an earlier decision by the Full Federal Court that the Northern Land Council could not delegate its function of certifying applications for registration of indigenous land use agreements (ILUAs) to its chief executive officer (CEO).

In late 2016, the Productivity Commission released its final report into Australia’s intellectual property arrangements.