by Hive Legal | Jun 6, 2017 | Publications
Sector snapshot Health spending in Australia is $160bn, or 10% GDP, and growing due to an aging population. Australia has a publically funded health system that is supplemented by private for-profit healthcare providers and hospitals, funded largely through private...
by Hive Legal | Jun 6, 2017 | Publications
Sector snapshot Australia’s biotech industry is ranked fifth in the world, with numerous research organisations located across three main hubs in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane. There are around 100 biotech companies listed on the ASX with a total market...
by Hive Legal | Apr 12, 2017 | Publications
April 2017 Australia has passed legislation to introduce a mandatory data breach notification regime. The Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Bill 2016 was passed on 13 February 2017, and is expected to come into force in early 2018 (12 months after Royal...
by Hive Legal | Mar 27, 2017 | Publications
Hive Legal’s energy team takes a look at the challenges facing Australia’s national electricity system, key regulatory reforms and three technological advances which are destined to transform how the Australian electricity industry operates. Read the rest...
by Hive Legal | Nov 22, 2016 | Publications
November 2016 ASIC has recently reconsidered its policy position on certain difficulties under the Corporations Act applying to NZ foreign exempt listings. The result – a more consistent and simplified approach. Corporations Act restrictions faced by NZ Foreign Exempt...
by Hive Legal | Oct 12, 2015 | Publications
6 October 2015 In Brief If you are a public authority (such as a regulator) with statutory powers deciding whether to exercise those powers in a given set of circumstances, the decision in Regent Holdings Pty Ltd v State of Victoria may be relevant to you. It provides...