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Cleared For Takeoff? Tracking Australia’s Proposed Aviation Consumer Protection Reform

Welcome to the first in our series of articles on the Aviation Consumer Protection Bill 2026 and its 3 related bills (ACP Bill package), a proposed reform intended to establish a new aviation consumer protection framework in Australia.

Australia Transport

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Kennedys

World Consumer Rights Day (Part 2): Reshaping Online Subscription Rights? The Sky Austria Case

To mark World Consumer Rights Day, the William Fry Technology team prepared a three‑part series on EU consumer law developments likely to shape consumer digital contracts in 2026.

Australia Consumer

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William Fry

APAC Monthly Private Wealth Legal Developments – July 2025

ASIC has published a consultation on proposed updates to its Regulatory Guide 181: Licensing – Managing conflicts of interest, which provides guidance on how Australian financial services...

Worldwide Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Victoria's New Developer Bond Scheme: Implications For Developers

In a significant move aimed to enhance consumer protections in the housing sector, the Victorian Government has enacted the Building Legislation Amendment (Buyer Protections) Act 2025 (Vic) (Act).

Australia Real Estate

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K&L Gates LLP

So You Want To Take Your Restaurant(s) Overseas – Part 6: How To Use Legal Counsel When Expanding Internationally

Australia Media & IT

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Harris Sliwoski

Australia Passes Landmark Scam Prevention Legislation

Australia Consumer

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Jones Day

BNPL Regulation Takes The Final Step In Australia

Australia Consumer

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K&L Gates LLP

Doing Business In Australia - A Guidebook For Investing In Australia

Australia Government

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K&L Gates LLP

BNPL Regulation Takes Another Step Forward

Australia Consumer

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K&L Gates LLP

Funds Update – 19 January 2024

Australia Finance

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

The ACCC's Eight Commandments For Environmental And Sustainability Claims And Avoiding Greenwashing And Breaches Of The Australian Consumer Law

Australia Anti-trust

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K&L Gates LLP

Talking Shop: A Consumer Sector Podcast Series: Episode 5 – Why NFTs; Why Now? (Podcast)

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

High Court's BOTOX Decision Highlights A Need For Reform

DC

Davies Collison Cave

Competition And Consumer Law Update – September 2022 – March 2023 Edition

Australia Consumer

DC

Davies Collison Cave

Struggling With Personal Debts (Video)

Australia Insolvency

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Worrells

Goldfields DAMA Transition To WA DAMA Delayed To 31 December 2026

Australia Immigration

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Interstaff Immigration Agency

Flexible Work Requests: What Does “Because Of Age” Really Mean?

Australia Employment

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Clifford Gouldson Lawyers

1 July 2026 Changes: Australian Visas And Migration

Australia Immigration

IL

Interstaff Immigration Agency

It Depends – What Are The Proposed Changes To Negative Gearing Announced In The 2026 Federal Budget? (Video)

CG

Cooper Grace Ward

Crackdown on social media influencers who fail to disclose payments

The public is concerned about & the ACCC is looking for, influencers who are not declaring paid promotions.

Australia Consumer

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Stacks Law Firm

Australia's Securities And Consumer Protection Regulators Pursue Alleged Greenwashing

On February 28, 2023, Australia's securities regulator, the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC), announced that it had commenced "civil penalty proceedings...

Australia Commercial

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Hogan Lovells Cadwalader

Upping The Ante: Australian Government Consults On Ex-ante Regulation Of Digital Platforms

In line with the views it has reached previously, the ACCC again raised concerns that a range of conduct by digital platforms is impacting competition.

Australia Anti-trust

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Bird & Bird

Independent Review Of Australian Carbon Credit Units Released

The panel appointed by the Australian Government to review the integrity of the Australian Carbon Credit Unit Scheme under the Emissions Reductions Fund has delivered its report.

Australia Environment

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

New Allegations In World-first Lawsuit Over Clean Energy And Zero Emissions Claims

Australia Energy

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Mayer Brown

Fan Tokens And Cryptoassets: New And Fun But Not A Consumer Law Free Zone In Australia

Australia Technology

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Privity Of Contract: The Role Of Statutory Warranties For Third Parties To Construction Agreements

Australia Real Estate

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Vincent Young

Product Liability In Australia

Australia Consumer

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Jones Day

No Junk (e)Mail: Spam Act Bites Back

Australia Media & IT

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Clyde & Co

High Court Delivers Important Decision For The Tourism Industry

Australia Litigation

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Clyde & Co

General Safety Provision - Are We There Yet??

Australia Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Buy-now-pay-later operators probed by Senate inquiry

Australia Consumer

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Worrells

Australian Competition And Consumer Commission Issues Guidance On Its Information Gathering Authority

Australia Anti-trust

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Jones Day

How To Conduct A Product Recall In Australia: A Guide

Australia Consumer

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Jones Day

General Safety Provision - Are We There Yet??

It is looking increasingly likely that a ‘General Safety Provision' for consumer products will be introduced into legislation in the near future. This idea has been simmering for some time and the...

Australia Consumer

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Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer LLP

Buy-now-pay-later operators probed by Senate inquiry

Article discusses how ASIC is concerned for the risk to consumers creating or exacerbating debt through new B-N-P-L options.

Australia Consumer

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Worrells

Australian Competition And Consumer Commission Issues Guidance On Its Information Gathering Authority

Section 155 notices are a powerful information gathering tool for the ACCC.

Australia Anti-trust

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Jones Day

How To Conduct A Product Recall In Australia: A Guide

Product recalls are becoming increasingly common. The ACCC and industry-specific regulators are very active in both overseeing product recalls and prosecuting non-compliance with legislative requirements.

Australia Consumer

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Jones Day

The Overhaul Of The Duty Of Disclosure In Consumer Insurance

Australia Insurance

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Clyde & Co

ACCC: compliance and enforcement priorities 2018

ACCC may focus on product safety compliance, anti-competitive behaviour and competition in commercial construction industry.

Australia Consumer

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Bryks Lawyers

Section 13 Building Products (Safety) Act 2017 (NSW) – submissions regarding product ban on external cladding

Commissioner is calling for submissions regarding whether a building product use ban is warranted and the terms of the ban. .

Australia Consumer

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Holding Redlich

Trade Promotions Tips n Tricks: Influencer marketing guidelines

Tips n' Tricks provides a snapshot of key learnings, topical issues and regulatory changes in the Trade Promotions industry. .

Australia Consumer

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Corrs Chambers Westgarth

Exchange - International: In focus - the final Volcker rule

US federal financial regulatory agencies have released final rules to implement Section 619 of the Dodd-Frank Act.

Australia Finance

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DLA Piper Australia

FIA-ISDA Addendum for cleared derivatives transactions released

Australia Finance

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Clayton Utz

ISDA Dodd-Frank Protocol opens for adherence

Australia Finance

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Clayton Utz

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