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The Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (ICA) applies to most insurance contracts with an Australian connection and is intended to ensure that a fair balance is struck between the interests of the insurer and the insured. The primary federal laws affecting the industry include: Life Insurance Act 1995 (Life Insurance prudential regulation)
Australian Company Law Reports: ACLR: 1974-1989 Criminal law: Australian Criminal Reports: A Crim R: 1979-Thomson Reuters: Selected decisions on criminal law by the High Court of Australia, Federal Court of Australia and the Supreme Courts of the states and territories Industrial law: Commonwealth Arbitration Reports: CAR: 1905-1993: AustLII
AustLII was established in 1995. [1] [2] Founded as a joint program of the University of Technology Sydney and the University of New South Wales law schools, its initial funding was provided by the Australian Research Council. [3] Its public policy purpose is to improve access to justice through access to legal information. [4]
Australian courts take the view that contract law arose in the actions of assumpsit, [2] and concepts of motive and reliance. [3] Bargain theory is an important part of how contract law is understood; quid pro quo, is understood to be an essential element. [3] [4]
Insurance regulatory law is the body of statutory law, administrative regulations and jurisprudence that governs and regulates the insurance industry and those engaged in the business of insurance. Insurance regulatory law is primarily enforced through regulations, rules and directives by state insurance departments as authorized and directed ...
Industrial Law: held the employer did not act for a prohibited reason when it suspended a union delegate over an inflammatory email. Betfair Pty Limited v Racing New South Wales: 2012 French - a fee to access race field information had no discriminatory or protectionist effect on interstate trade and did not infringe s 92 of the Constitution.
The laws of England had evolved over centuries, with the common law emerging following the 1200s. This law was introduced to Australia through the colonisation of Australia by the British. By 1824, a court system based on the English model had been established through Acts of the British Parliament. [8]
Its role was to support the Law Enforcement Integrity Commissioner, detecting and preventing corruption in the Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission, the Department of Home Affairs (Australia) including the Australian Border Force (ABF), the Australian Federal Police, Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) and ...