Whether conducted by way of a royal commission, a statutory inquiry, a regulator or a coroner, inquiries are increasingly supported by procedural guidance regarding matters such as document production, confidentiality...
There are three key issues that arise in any tenant insolvency scenario and are central to protecting a landlord’s commercial position. Addressing these issues proactively before an insolvency event occurs...
Compulsory notices are one of the most important investigative tools available to regulators, but technical drafting errors can undermine their validity and delay investigations. This edition of The Commonwealth Brief...
The Australian Government has signalled that AI regulation is firmly back on the agenda, announcing plans for national AI Standards, a new Office of AI and a suite of AI...
The OAIC’s report into the 2025 Qantas cyber incident provides important guidance on how regulators assess cyber risk following a data breach. Melissa Tan explores five key lessons for organisations...
While voluntary administration is a restructuring tool designed to maximise the prospects of a company’s survival, liquidation and receivership represent fundamentally different processes, and they carry different consequences for landlords.
Insurers, brokers, healthcare organisations and healthcare professionals should carefully assess AI-related exposures and consider whether existing policy wordings adequately respond to these AI evolving risks in the healthcare sector.
The Enhanced Critical Infrastructure Risk Management Program (CIRMP) Rules 2026 introduce significantly stronger cyber security, governance and supply chain obligations for responsible entities across Australia's critical infrastructure sectors. While the...
The proposed 2026 SOCI Act reforms would significantly strengthen governance, risk management and supply chain obligations for responsible entities. Organisations should prepare for enhanced CIRMP requirements, increased board oversight, new...
The proposed 2026 reforms to the SOCI Act could significantly expand cyber security obligations beyond critical infrastructure owners to managed service providers, IT contractors and other suppliers with practical operational...
While AI technology presents a number of benefits and efficiencies to health practitioners, certain considerations should be taken when applying AI tools in the provision of patient care.
The role, powers and functions of a coroner are fundamentally directed toward prevention. More than an aspirational focus, this is embedded in the statutory scheme. This article considers how the...
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