Update on Victorian petroleum moratorium
The Court of Appeal recently decided a case about the interpretation of the moratorium on petroleum exploration under the Petroleum Act 1998 (Vic).
Author: Edwina Smith
The UK’s latest on Parliament’s power to enact privative clauses
The UK Supreme Court recently handed down a decision about privative clauses, R v Investigatory Powers Tribunal [2019] UKSC 22. The decision is relevant to Australia because it prompts consideration of the scope and basis of Kirk v Industrial Court of New South Wales.