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Abortion vote expected in Vic Parliament today


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NSW Opp calls on Govt to keep morgue open


Parliament approves new child abandonment laws


Rudd calls for global deal to help markets


Secret police document shown to Minister


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110 — CONTRACT
130 — CRIMINAL LAW
230 — INDUSTRIAL LAW
270 — MARITIME LAW
420 — TRADE AND COMMERCE


110 — CONTRACT


COMMONWEALTH


Readymix Holdings International Pte Ltd v Wieland Process Equipment Pty Ltd (No 2)
— Federal Court of Australia — Flick J — 3 Oct 2008 [2008] FCA 1480, BC200808721, 56 pages


Breach of contract — Implied terms — Fit for purpose — Application for damages — Applicants sought damages for breach of contract and breach of (CTH) Trade Practices Act 1974 (Act) s 52 —. . .


VICTORIA


Snowy Mountains Organic Dairy Products Pty Ltd (ACN 085 342 749) v Wholefoods Pty Ltd (ACN 069 507 482)
— Supreme Court, Vic — Beach J — 8 Oct 2008 [2008] VSC 405, BC200808734, 34 pages


Agreements — Deed of release — Construction of deed — Determination on preliminary questions — Respondent retailer of organic foods in letter requested Consumer Affairs Victoria (CAV) to investigate truthfulness of labelling of organic milk and cream produced under applicant's organic dairy brand —. . .


130 — CRIMINAL LAW


COMMONWEALTH


Mei Ying Su v Australian Fisheries Management Authority (No 2)
— Federal Court of Australia — Reeves J — 3 Oct 2008 [2008] FCA 1485, BC200808724, 43 pages


Defences — Mistake of fact — Reasonableness —. . .


230 — INDUSTRIAL LAW


COMMONWEALTH


McAleer v University of Western Australia (No 3)
— Federal Court of Australia — Siopsis J — 6 Oct 2008 2008 FCA 1490, BC200808725, 30 pages


Workplace agreements — Certified agreement — Breach — Application for stay of disciplinary proceeding — Applicant university professor entered into certified agreement (2004 agreement) with respondent university under (CTH) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Act) —. . .


Automotive, Foods, Metals, Engineering, Printing and Kindred Industries Union v Thornton Engineering Australia Pty Ltd
— Federal Court of Australia — North J — 6 Oct 2008 [2008] FCA 1484, BC200808723, 37 pages


Trade unions — Union membership — Dismissal — Determination on contravention of (CTH) Workplace Relations Act 1996 (Act) s 298K(1)(a) — First applicant union registered under Act —. . .


270 — MARITIME LAW


COMMONWEALTH


Mei Ying Su v Australian Fisheries Management Authority (No 2)
— Federal Court of Australia — Reeves J — 3 Oct 2008 [2008] FCA 1485, BC200808724, 43 pages


Fishing — Offences — Forfeiture of boat — Application for declaration — Foreign fishing boat registered in Taiwan boarded by Royal Australia Navy inside Australian fishing zone under (CTH) Fisheries Management Act 1991 (Act) s 4 —. . .


420 — TRADE AND COMMERCE


COMMONWEALTH


Readymix Holdings International Pte Ltd v Wieland Process Equipment Pty Ltd (No 2)
— Federal Court of Australia — Flick J — 3 Oct 2008 [2008] FCA 1480, BC200808721, 56 pages


Trade practices — Misleading or deceptive conduct — Future representations —. . .

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COMMONWEALTH
NEW SOUTH WALES
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
VICTORIA


COMMONWEALTH


Bills

   Education Legislation Am Bill 2008

   National Measurement Am Bill 2008

   Tax Laws Am (Education Refund) Bill 2008

   Temporary Residents' Superannuation Legislation Am Bill 2008



NEW SOUTH WALES


Bills

   Adoption Am Bill 2008

   Public Health (Tobacco) Bill 2008



SOUTH AUSTRALIA


Bills

   Local Government (Miscellaneous) Am Bill 2008

   Natural Resources Management (Water Harvesting) Am Bill 2008



VICTORIA


Bills

   Energy Legislation Am (Retail Competition and Other Matters) Bill 2008

   Local Government Am (Councillor Conduct and Other Matters) Bill 2008

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