ON 5 OCTOBER 2012, the High Court of Australia delivered JT International SA v Commonwealth of Australia [2012] HCA 43 (5 October 2012).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2012/43.html
ON THIS DAY in 2012, the Commonwealth Parliament passed the Intellectual Property Laws Amendment (Raising the Bar) Act 2012. Most of the Act commenced on 15 April 2013.
The Act reforms Australian intellectual property law. It amends the Patent Act 1990, Copyright Act 1968, Trade Marks Act 1995, Designs Act 2003 and Plant Breeder’s Rights Act 1994.
The bar has indeed been raised for patent entitlement whilst patent protection has been strengthened. The Act also introduces a raft of procedural and jurisdictional reforms.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/iplatba2012517/
ON 31 AUGUST 2011, the High Court of Australia delivered Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship; Plaintiff M106 of 2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] HCA 32 (31 August 2011).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2011/32.html
ON 1 OCTOBER 2010, the NSW Commercial Arbitration Act 2010 commenced.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/caa2010219/
ON THIS DAY in 2010, US Congress passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act 2010.
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ON 15 DECEMBER 2009, the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 commenced.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ppsa2009356
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ON 12 DECEMBER 2006, the Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia enacted the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Act 2006.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/alacfa2006522
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ON THIS DAY in 2006, WorkChoices commenced. The Act was subsequently repealed by the Fair Work Act.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_act/wraca2005418
ON 6 AUGUST 2004, the High Court of Australia delivered Al-Kateb v Godwin [2004] HCA 37; 219 CLR 562; 208 ALR 124; 78 ALJR 1099 (6 August 2004).
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/HCA/2004/37.html
The High Court held that the provisions under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) requiring the continued detention of non-citizens for an indefinite period are not prohibited by the Constitution because the purpose of the legislation is the eventual removal of those persons.
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ON 1 JUNE 2004, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act 1979 was amended to make it an offence to dock the tail of a dog unless done by a registered veterinary surgeon and in the interests of the dogs welfare.
http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/poctaa1979360/
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