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Colin Biggers & Paisley strengthens national Employment & Safety practice with strategic Partner appointment

State of New South Wales v LSR3 [2025] NSWCA 151: Deed set aside application and its underlying claim to be heard concurrently

The NSW Court of Appeal confirms that applications to set aside prior settlement agreements under the Civil Liability Act can be heard alongside the underlying claim, depending on case-specific factors like factual overlap.

Planning for prosperity: Tackling Victoria’s housing and development crisis

Raising the standard: Child safety and what Queensland schools must do before 2026

Queensland’s Child Safe Organisations Act 2024 makes Child Safe Standards and the Universal Principle mandatory for schools and child-facing entities by 1 Jan 2026, embedding child safety, including cultural safety, into governance, policies, and practice, with oversight by the QFCC.

See something, say something: Responding to harm under Queensland’s new reportable conduct scheme

Queensland’s Reportable Conduct Scheme, starting 1 Jan 2027, requires schools and child-safe entities to have systems for reporting, investigating, and preventing worker misconduct, aligned with Child Safe Standards and other legal obligations, with oversight by the QFCC.