Oliver Gilmour recognised as a finalist for the...

Committed to investing in the growth of our people, Hicksons Lawyers is proud to share that Associate Oliver Gilmourhas been recognised as a finalist for the Lawyers Weekly 30 Under 30 Awards for 2025 in the Employment and Workplace Relations, Health and Safety category.

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The Aged Care Act: A New Age for Older Australians

The Aged Care Bill 2024 (Cth) passed Parliament on 25 November 2024 with bipartisan support. The Act, to come into force on 1 July 2025, forms the centrepiece of the government’s response to the 148 recommendations contained in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Safety and Quality’s Final Report.

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Capital Brief: Disconnect Discord

The Right to Disconnect law came into effect in August inevitably brought questions to the legal industry, particularly the implications on law firms.

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Parliament listens to road haulage contractor drivers’ concerns

Segments of the road haulage industry have been up in arms in recent weeks over the Contractor Driver Minimal Payments Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016 (RSRO) which is now in operation nationally despite a recent short term stay ordered by the Federal Court of Australia.

16 Apr 2016

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Reform of Australian Country of Origin Food Labelling Laws

The Commonwealth and State Consumer Affairs Ministers have agreed to reform country of origin labelling for food to give Australian consumers clearer and more meaningful information about the source of the food they buy. The reforms are expected to commence from 1 July 2016 and business will have a two year transition period to bed down the new arrangements.

6 Apr 2016

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Airlines lose cartel appeal

On 21 March, the Full Federal Court (FFC) upheld an appeal from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) and found that Air New Zealand and Garuda Airlines of Indonesia were guilty of fixing surcharges for the carriage of air cargo from outside Australia to Australian airports in breach of the anti-cartel provisions of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Act). The surcharges, the subject of the cartel arrangements, were charged to Australian importers who then passed them on to consumers.

23 Mar 2016

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Australia relaxes sanctions against Iran

Following Iran’s refusal to suspend its uranium enrichment program, Iran has been subject to close to a decade of economic sanctions from the UN, the US, the EU, Australia and other nations.

16 Feb 2016

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