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Welcome to Government Matters, your online resource for all things relevant across all levels of government – Commonwealth, state and territory, and local government.

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5 September 2025 | Enhancing local government meetings – 2025 Model Code of Meeting Practice

The NSW Office of Local Government has recently released a new Model Code of Meeting Practice focused on promoting transparency and orderliness in council meetings across NSW.
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26 August 2025 | Building public trust and modernising oversight: OAIC's regulatory action priorities for 2025-26

The regulatory action priorities reflect the OAIC's focus on areas that require regulatory oversight to prevent privacy harm and uphold information access rights, ultimately aiming to increase public trust and confidence.
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26 August 2025 | Private schools – are you protecting children's personal data? Consider the proposed Privacy Act 1988 Children's Code

This article considers recent developments under the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) regarding children's data and how overseas developments may provide guidance for schools that hold significant amounts of children's personal information.
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19 August 2025 | Filtering the frivolous: NT adds serious harm threshold to its Defamation Act

The 'serious harm' threshold has been adopted into the Defamation Act 2006 (NT).
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15 August 2025 | Case note: Houda v Seraphim

This appeal concerned an anti-discrimination matter.
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23 July 2025 | Congratulations to Matthew Hawker

Matthew Hawker has been recognised as a Leading Administrative & Public Lawyer, Queensland in the recent 2025 Doyle's Guide.
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10 July 2025 | Enhancing the Indigenous Procurement Policy

At a Federal level the IPP has had some success and the government has sought to lift the ambition with amendments to the IPP, which will be phased in from 1 July 2025.
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16 June 2025 | Tropical Cyclone Alfred: The Cyclone Reinsurance Pool meets a major test

Insurers are on the frontline of assessing claims from policyholders. Behind them is the Cyclone Reinsurance Pool, a reinsurance vehicle recently established by the Commonwealth, designed to provide additional support.
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12 June 2025 | Building resilient communities in an era of climate change

This article provides an update on recent events and considers recent Australian developments in a rapidly evolving policy and scientific area.
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11 June 2025 | Case note: 'AUR' and Comcare (Freedom of Information)

This recent decision of the FOI Commissioner provides practical guidance on applying FOI Act exemptions, sections 47(1)(b) and 47G.
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