26 June 2023
The NSW Government has extended the registration deadline for Project Intervene, a program to help apartment owners resolve serious defects in the common property of residential buildings that are up to 10 years old...
26 June 2023
Lismore City Council says it’s “extremely disappointed” the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation draft land strategy has failed to include sites it put forward for relocations, overlooking an opportunity to speed the process...
26 June 2023
The Tasmanian Government says it remains committed to introducing a fair funding model to support the island state’s fire and emergency services, which are currently financed through insurance levies...
26 June 2023
NSW’s State Insurance Regulatory Authority has reached the second stage in its annual assessment of compulsory third party insurer profit...
26 June 2023
The Queensland Government has allocated $116.4 million in its Budget to support planned improvement works to Paradise Dam...
26 June 2023
The Tasmanian Government has continued to update consumer protections for property owners with changes to the building regulatory framework...
26 June 2023
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority Te Mana Tātai Hokohoko has released final guidelines for financial institutions that distribute products and services through intermediaries as part of the Conduct of Financial Institutions regime...
19 June 2023
The Australian Lawyers Alliance says the Queensland compulsory third party motor insurance scheme does not require “fundamental changes” amid concerns over the future participation of RACQ Insurance...
19 June 2023
The Federal Government’s response to the Quality of Advice Review has left Michelle Levy, who made 22 recommendations in her final report, “a little disappointed”...
19 June 2023
The NSW Government will provide an extra $669 million to top up icare schemes that provide workers’ compensation and other insurance arrangements for the public sector...
19 June 2023
The Queensland and Federal Governments have announced they will provide voluntary buyback offers for an additional 300 homes for flood-affected residents...
19 June 2023
New Zealand’s Financial Markets Authority has reached agreement with insurer CBL Corporation, in liquidation, and four former directors over claims of continuous disclosure breaches and misleading conduct...
19 June 2023
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has launched a survey to assess the cyber resilience of Australia’s corporate and financial markets...
19 June 2023
QBE has become the ninth insurer to partner with Toka Tū Ake EQC since the partnership initiative was launched in mid 2021...
19 June 2023
The corporate regulator has allowed relief on confirmation of transaction requirements for deceased life insurance and recurring insurance benefit payments until mid 2028...
19 June 2023
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has finalised the reporting standards for insurers impacted by the introduction of the Australian Accounting Standards Board 17 Insurance Contracts...
05 June 2023
Queensland will receive $20 million in new funding from the Federal Government’s mitigation-focused Disaster Ready Fund to improve the resilience of properties in cyclone-prone areas, it was announced over the weekend...
05 June 2023
A former crane driver caught running a fitness studio while receiving workers’ compensation will be required to repay $61,000 after she pleaded guilty to fraudulently obtaining payments...
05 June 2023
Former High Court judge Kenneth Hayne, who led the royal commission into financial services sector misconduct, has warned of a “bad apples” multiplier effect from errant behaviour as he revisited key themes that emerged during his inquiry in 2018...
05 June 2023
The Federal Government has decided to put on hold the planned rollout of the Consumer Data Right regime to the insurance, superannuation and telecommunications sectors...