Like a lot of industries, waste companies had to navigate a lot of legal minefields as COVID-19 hit. Trying to sort out what management can do, can’t do, and how to keep their business going, plus understanding
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Catalysing new business models
EY’s recent research into best practice product stewardship schemes has lessons for the review of the Product Stewardship Act. The context for product stewardship and waste management has changed
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Avoiding the pitfalls in tenders
Often the first time lawyers are called in is when a contractual dispute has broken out and relationships have soured, preventing speedy and inexpensive resolutions. Occasionally, the dispute can be traced
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Legal Eagle: Parliamentary Inquiry – EfW technology
Further to this, matters including illegal dumping and the NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) were additionally discussed in the inquiry and final report. Illegal dumping Illegal
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Insights from inside the EPA: top five tips for managing your response to an investigation
I spent around 10 years advising the NSW EPA on compliance action and running major prosecutions in the waste industry. In that time, I saw some companies that managed the EPA exceptionally well and some
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Security interests gone in the blink of an external administration. Can you fix it?
The Personal Property and Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) has revolutionised the way security interests in personal property (as opposed to land) are treated in Australia. Security interests and timeframes
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