While the obligation to report and publish a modern slavery statement under the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (Cth) (Act) remains largely unchanged by COVID-19, reporting entities must be aware of the impacts of the pandemic on vulnerable workers in their supply chains.
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A battle between ACCC and Valve Corporation (Valve) has ended. The Full Court of the Australian Federal Court ruled that Valve (one of the world’s largest onl...
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Amendments to the Dangerous Goods Act 1985 (Vic) (Act) introducing new dangerous goods related offences and harsher penalties for non-compliance commenced 7 November 2019 following a swift passage through parliament. The Dangerous Goods Amendment (Penalty Reform) Bill 2019 (Vic), was introduced as part of the Victorian Government’s response to the discovery of approximately 6.5 million litres of waste chemicals illegally…
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The International Chamber of Commerce's international commercial terms, known as Incoterms®, are well known to those involved in trade...
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The Modern Slavery Act 2019 (Cth) requires companies with a group annual consolidated revenue over $100 million to publish an annual statement on how they asses...
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The EU cosmetic industry is grappling with new guidelines on using ‘free from’ and ‘hypoallergenic’ in product claims.Our TTR Group outline how the guid...
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The implementation of the Modern Slavery Act 2018 (NSW) has been delayed but reporting is still required under the federal modern slavery legislation. Our TTR G...
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Natural or almost natural remedy? Recently released TGA guidelines and criteria set a high bar for the use of ‘natural’ claims in advertising (and labelling...
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On 1 July 2019, the Victorian government will implement a new Waste Management Policy (E-waste) (New WMP) banning e-waste being sent to landfill...
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From 1 July 2019, paper Waste Transport Certificates will be phased out completely and the EPA will no longer accept them...
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