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October 15, 2026

The Australian Parliament’s Joint Committee on Treaties in its latest report addresses the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge (aka GRATK) as follows

The WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

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Bill Madden's Blog

Abuse: Court ordered mediation – application for appearance of insurer by AVL.

By Bill Madden

September 26, 2026

BM1 v Daramalan College [2026] ACTSC 359 (Link to AUSTLII),

Mediation orders were made in this matter such that “Each separately represented party is to have a person present in person at the mediation who has authority to give…

Legal Theory Blog

Rock & Weeks on the Functions of Administrative Law

By Lawrence B. Solum

November 16, 2023

Ellen Rock (University of Technology Sydney (UTS)) & Greg Weeks (ANU Law School) have posted Getting What You Want From Administrative Law ((2023) 108 AIAL Forum 88) on SSRN. There is abstract: The primary function of administrative law is to

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International Economic Law and Policy Blog

COOL Down Under

By Angelo Carosio

July 22, 2015

Australia will have mandatory country of origin labelling for food soon:

Australia will introduce mandatory country-of-origin food labeling from 2016, Prime Minister Tony Abbott said on Tuesday, a move given impetus by a hepatitis outbreak earlier in the year blamed

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International Law Prof Blog

Timor-Leste Institutes Proceedings Against Australia at the ICJ

By InternationalLaw Blogger

December 26, 2013

On December 17, Timor-Leste brought suit against Australia at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) alleging that Australia has unlawfully seized and detained documents, data and other property that is subject to the protection of Timor-Leste under international law. More specifically,…