News: Legal
AFC collaborates to prevent 2015 Asian Cup match-fixing
With match-fixing impacting sport around the world, extensive measures have been implemented to combat this threat during the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) 2015 Asian Cup....
Jan 15, 2015
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Doctors rank Peter Dutton as worst health minister in 35 years
Doctors have overwhelmingly voted Peter Dutton the worst Health Minister in living memory, according to a poll conducted by Australian Doctor magazine. Having been seen to have...
Jan 11, 2015
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Sun sets on commercial tanning beds
Implementation of legislation banning commercial solariums comes into effect in NSW, Queensland, South Australia and Victoria as of 1st January 2015. Highlighting that...
Dec 22, 2014
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New Zealand introduces tough new anti-doping laws
Tough new anti-doping rules come into force on 1st January next year which will see athletes who use performance enhancing drugs face longer bans from all sport. The changes to...
Dec 16, 2014
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Radical Fitness moves to protect intellectual property
Group fitness provider Radical Fitness is taking action against a former instructor for his marketing of allegedly derivative fitness programs. Having been trained in Radical...
Dec 16, 2014
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New Zealand moves forward with sunbed restrictions
New Zealand is moving forward with new legislation to restrict sunbed usage. Wrapped up with new legislation to improve the management of serious infectious diseases, the Health...
Dec 13, 2014
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Retail
Carnival ride worker crushed to death in Queensland
A 20-year-old carnival worker has been crushed to death while dismantling a fairground ride following a family 'Carols by Candlelight' event at Collingwood Park State School,...
Dec 11, 2014
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Marrickville Council sues builder over $5 million of defects at Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre
Marrickville Council in inner Sydney is suing Adco Constructions for more than $5 million of defects at the $18 million Annette Kellerman Aquatic Centre. The Centre, which...
Dec 11, 2014
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American Wave Machines wins wave technology patent lawsuit
American Wave Machines has won what it calls a “major victory” in a patent litigation involving American Wave Machines, Wave Loch Inc., and Light Wave, Inc. after a US Federal...
Dec 10, 2014
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Arabian Gulf agreement on improved migrant worker conditions unlikely to fend off activist pressure
Arabian Gulf nations have agreed on measures to improve the working and living conditions of migrant workers who constitute a substantial segment, if not the majority, in a...
Dec 6, 2014
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Sports lawyers suggest ASADA lacks evidence to convict Essendon players
Two leading sport lawyers have predicted that the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority (ASADA) lacks sufficient evidence to convict 34 past and present Essendon players of...
Dec 2, 2014
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FIFA sponsor Coca-Cola criticises 'disappointing' World Cup corruption report
Global drinks company and FIFA sponsor Coca-Cola has described the world football governing body's handling of the controversial report into allegations of corruption...
Dec 1, 2014
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Weightlifting coach banned for attempted trafficking of steroids
Drug Free Sport New Zealand has welcomed the six-year ban from all sport handed down to a weightlifting coach who admitted offering steroids to an up-and-coming young athlete....
Nov 30, 2014
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Lyall Gorman named Cronulla Sharks new Chief Executive
In a widely anticipated appointment, former Western Sydney Wanderers Executive Chairman Lyall Gorman has been appointed Chief Executive of the troubled Cronulla Sharks NRL club....
Nov 25, 2014
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Lander & Rogers introduces incident response service
Lawyers Lander & Rogers have introduced an Incident Response Service Hotline and iPhone App. Offered by Lander & Rogers Workplace Relations & Safety team to organisations around...
Nov 25, 2014
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Vandals damage Mount Isa Family Fun Park
Security at the Mount Isa Family Fun Park is to be enhanced as a result of repeated acts of vandalism. The most recent act of destruction has again shade structures above the...
Nov 22, 2014
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Parks
NSW to ban smoking in National Parks
The NSW Government is to ban smoking in the State’s National Parks. Making the announcement, NSW Environment Minister Rob Stokes said the ban would diminish the risk of...
Nov 20, 2014
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Criminal wildlife poaching driving endangered species to brink of extinction
The head of the international organisation which leads the fight against wildlife trafficking says illegal poaching is driving endangered species to extinction. Speaking at the...
Nov 18, 2014
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Rolling Stones battle insurance underwriters over for $12.7 million tour cancellation claim
The Rolling Stones are locked in a legal battle with their insurance underwriters over the band's $12.7 million claim for cancelled tour dates in Australia and New Zealand,...
Nov 13, 2014
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Alcohol-fuelled assaults - what should a hospitality provider do?
Tourism and leisure industry lawyer Anthony J Cordato explains that if a guest or patron suffers serious injury from an assault at a function, they are likely to ‘follow the...
Nov 10, 2014
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New Zealand adventure tourism operators warned to shape up or pay crippling fines
While WorkSafe New Zealand has given adventure tourism operators a short extension to a deadline requiring them to be registered under new Adventure Activities Regulations,...
Nov 6, 2014
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British-Iranian woman jailed for a year for trying to enter a sports arena
A British-Iranian woman detained in Iran for trying to watch a volleyball game has been sentenced to one year in a notorious prison, according to her family and lawyer. Ghoncheh...
Nov 4, 2014
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FIFA World Cup may soon be played on artificial turf
Jerome Valcke, Secretary-General of world football governing body FIFA has dismissed allegations of gender discrimination over the decision to play next year's FIFA Women's...
Oct 30, 2014
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A Current Affair to focus on injuries at trampoline arenas
The Nine Network's A Current Affair is to tonight (30th October) include a feature focusing on trampoline arenas - apparently investigating injuries in centres and the risk of...
Oct 30, 2014
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