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Spring time in Canberra brings beautiful blossoms, territorial magpies and the promise of warmer weather. This year with most of our major cities and regional areas in lockdown, Spring also plants seed of optimism for the remainder of 2021.
With the change of season, the fourth edition of the Commonwealth Quarterly brings a variety of think pieces from our talented team. Philip Charlton and Scott Atkins update us on the effects of the new Financial Regulator Assessment Authority and what the 2019 Public Service Review means for Governance and Accountability in the Public Service. Jiadi Liang, Freya Weston and Laura Crick provide a Governance Procurement Act Update through a Compliance and Risk Assessment Guide. Nicki Milionis gives an overview of the appeal decision handed down in May v Commonwealth of Australia and Helicopter Resources Pty Ltd and what this means for Commonwealth contractors. Kai Luck and Scott Atkins provide insight into building more effective insolvency and restructuring processes in Australia. Lana Kelly and Alice Blackburn give an overview into ending proceedings early as a model litigant. Isobel Taylor delivers insight into the Federal Court decision that artificial intelligence can be a patent ‘inventor’.
We hope you are all keeping safe and looking after each other.
Holly McAdam Katrina Monagle
Partner and Head of Office Senior Associate and Editor of The CQ
Canberra Canberra
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Scott Atkins and Phil Charlton review the comprehensive analysis intended to provide a long-term roadmap to help ensure that the Australian Public Service is fit-for-purpose for future decades.
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Nicki Milionis provides an insight into the two appeals from May’s Case and what this means for Commonwealth contractors.
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Lana Kelly and Alice Blackburn explore the imbalance of power and resources between government litigants and their private opponents, questioning whether a just outcome can be a quick one.
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Laura Crick, Jiadi Liang and Freya Weston discuss how accountable authorities and officials can comply with the GPJRA and the implications of complaints upon procurement processes.
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Scott Atkins and Phil Charlton explore the new oversight agency in the already busy financial and markets regulatory arena in Australia.
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Isobel Taylor gives an overview of the continuing trend of increased deployment of artificial intelligence in fields previously considered the domain of individual minds.
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Scott Atkins and Kai Luck discuss the Principles assessing the effectiveness of Australia’s existing insolvency regime, as well as providing a framework for possible future reforms.
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The US Supreme Court has ruled that a “pure omission” under Item 303 of Securities and Exchange Commission Regulation S–K cannot give rise to a private action for securities fraud under Section 10(b) and Rule 10b-5(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
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