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What you need to know about the new “medical research” function for an Enduring Power of Attorney

On 1 September 2016 the Powers of Attorney Act 2006 (the Act) was amended to allow a person (the Principal) to authorise their nominated attorney to make decisions about medical research matters involving ethically approved research when the Principal becomes a person with impaired decision making capacity. This authority is in addition to the existing …
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5 essential probity tasks in government procurement

When the Government spends money, it is spending your money and my money, so we expect that there is a certain level of transparency and accountability. If there is little transparency or accountability, it is easy to throw around allegations of bias, and unfair advantage. Such allegations are not only damaging to the individuals involved, …
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Debt Recovery Challenges

In November 2015 Griffin Legal published a blog outlining the debt recovery processes in the ACT. In this blog, we touch on some of the challenges faced by our clients in the debt recovery area, and what can be done in order to counteract those challenges. Challenge The debtor is disputing the amount owing. Recommendation …
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What is a nominations committee ?

A nomination committee’s role is to guide and advise the board of a company on matters relating to the composition, structure and operation of its board, as well as matters relating to the selection of senior executives. The main function of a nomination’s committee is to weaken the traditional strongholds within an organisation, when it …
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Excessive surchages come at a cost

Following the enactment of the Competition and Consumer Amendment (Payment Surcharges) Act 2016, businesses should be aware of new restrictions in imposing payment surcharges on customers. This amendment to the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth) (CCA) essentially bans ‘excessive’ surcharges on credit and debit card payments in transactions. This is intended to limit surcharges …
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