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| No. 116 | Ruling the waves – regulating Australia’s offshore waters (1 December 2020) PDF 337Kb |
| No. 115 | Misfeasance in public office (19 November 2020) PDF 190Kb (updated from Number 98 | 4 December 2012) |
| No. 114 | Dealing effectively with unsatisfactory performance in the Australian Public Service (20 October 2020) PDF 496Kb (updated from Number 111 | 29 November 2018) |
| No. 113 | After the election – what happens? (6 May 2019) PDF 291Kb (update from Number 108 | 25 May 2016) |
| No. 112 | Commonwealth grants: an overview of legal issues (12 February 2019) PDF 343Kb (updated from Number 99 | 14 May 2013) |
| No. 111 | Dealing effectively with unsatisfactory performance in the Australian Public Service (29 November 2018) PDF 376Kb (updated from Number 106 | 15 April 2015) This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 114 |
| No. 110 | Misconduct in the Australian Public Service (30 June 2018) This is an updated version of Legal briefing No. 104 |
| No. 109 | Interacting with parliamentary committees (23 August 2017) PDF 277Kb |
| No. 108 | After the election – what happens? (25 May 2016) PDF 156Kb This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 113 |
| No. 107 | Duties to the court (24 July 2015) PDF 169Kb |
| No. 106 | Dealing effectively with unsatisfactory performance in the Australian Public Service (15 April 2015) PDF 452Kb This is an updated version of Legal briefing No. 92 | This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 111 |
| No. 105 | Indemnities in Commonwealth contracting (12 May 2015) PDF 342Kb This is an updated version of Legal briefing No. 93 |
| No. 104 | Misconduct in the Australian Public Service (15 October 2014) PDF 235Kb This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 110 |
| No. 103 | Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (26 February 2014) PDF 306Kb This is an updated version of Legal briefing No. 69 |
| No. 102 | Legislative instruments – issues in design (26 February 2014) PDF 294Kb |
| No. 101 | After the election – what happens? (28 August 2013) PDF 158Kb This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 108 |
| No. 100 | Human rights in Commonwealth policy development and decision-making (20 August 2013) PDF 335Kb |
| No. 99 | Commonwealth grants: an overview of legal issues (14 May 2013) PDF 210Kb This is an updated version of Legal briefing No. 97 | This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 112 |
| No. 98 | Misfeasance (4 December 2012) PDF 168Kb This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 115 |
| No. 97 | Commonwealth grants: an overview of legal issues (30 November 2012) PDF 218Kb This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 99 |
| No. 96 | Personal Property Securities Act (9 August 2012) This is an updated version of Legal briefing No. 94 |
| No. 95 | Parliamentary privilege (26 June 2012) PDF 193Kb |
| No. 94 | Personal Property Securities Act (12 January 2012) PDF 326Kb This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 96 |
| No. 93 | Indemnities in Commonwealth contracting (19 August 2011) PDF 318Kb This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 105 |
| No. 92 | Dealing with unsatisfactory performance in the Australian Public Service (2 December 2009) This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 106 |
| No. 91 | The Fair Work Act 2009: A primer. (8 October 2009) Under review |
| No. 90 | Swimming in new waters: recent reforms to Australian water law (21 July 2009) |
| No. 89 | UWA v Gray: Rights to inventions made by employees (15 September 2008) PDF 221Kb |
| No. 88 | Alternative dispute resolution for Commonwealth agencies (18 August 2008) PDF 253Kb |
| No. 87 | Legal professional privilege and the government (15 July 2008) PDF 270Kb |
| No. 86 | Indemnities in Commonwealth contracting (updated 17 August 2010) PDF 215Kb This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 93 |
| No. 85 | After the election – what happens? (updated 19 August 2010) PDF 220Kb |
| No. 84 | Application of the Trade Practices Act to companies conducting business with government (24 September 2007) PDF 215Kb |
| No. 83 | Grants and Funding Programs: Legal Issues (updated 17 August 2010) PDF 219Kb This is an updated version of Legal briefing No.83 containing commentary on the Commonwealth Grant Guidelines. |
| No. 82 | Commonwealth environment and heritage law (4 June 2007) PDF 231Kb |
| No. 81 | Unsolicited communications: recent developments in spam and telemarketing law (14 May 2007) PDF 714Kb |
| No. 80 | Misconduct in the Australian Public Service (24 October 2006) This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 104 |
| No. 79 | Indemnities in Commonwealth contracting (26 July 2006) This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 93 'Indemnities in Commonwealth contracting' |
| No. 78 | Natural justice and the 'hearing rule' – fundamental principles and recent developments (14 July 2006) Under review |
| No. 77 | The Work Choices Act: How will it affect Commonwealth employment? (31 May 2006) PDF 279Kb |
| No. 76 | Implementing the Uhrig review: becoming an FMA agency (5 December 2005) For current employment law aspects see Legal Briefing No. 77 PDF 185Kb |
| No. 75 | Implied undertakings in litigation (14 September 2005) PDF 112Kb |
| No. 74 | Delegations, authorisations and the Carltona principle (14 December 2004) PDF 606Kb |
| No. 73 | Determining whether government agencies are subject to the Trade Practices Act (3 November 2004) PDF 108Kb |
| No. 72 | After the election – what happens? PDF 112Kb |
| No. 71 | Do you need to make super contributions for your contractors? (13 September 2004) br71.pdf |
| No. 70 | GST – still on your corporate radar? (31 March 2004) |
| No. 69 | Legislative Instruments Act 2003 (18 December 2003) PDF 763Kb This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing 103 |
| No. 68 | Claims for Psychological Injury (4 December 2003) PDF 651Kb |
| No. 67 | Don't Think Twice – Can Administrative Decision Makers Change Their Mind? (15 August 2003) PDF 769 Kb |
| No. 66 | Managing Procurement Risk and Liability (12 May 2003) This issue has been superseded by Legal briefing No. 86 'Indemnities in Commonwealth contracting' |
| No. 65 | Legal Professional Privilege and the Government (2 October 2002) |
| No. 64 | Identifying and Protecting Confidential Information (4 July 2002) PDF 755Kb |
| No. 63 | Outsourcing: Agency Obligations under the Privacy Act (30 April 2002) PDF 643Kb |
| No. 62 | Legal Issues in Managing Performance Problems (28 February 2002) PDF 253Kb |
| No. 61 | After a General Election – Some Legal Issues, PDF 278 Kb (14 November 2001) |
| No. 60 | Comcover (31 July 2001) |
| No. 59 | The Electronic Transactions Act 1999 (18 June 2001) |
| No. 58 | Misconduct in E-mail and Internet Use at Work (27 February 2001) |
| No. 57 | Determination of Claims under Commonwealth Anti-Discrimination Laws (1 December 2000) |
| No. 56 | Contempt of Court – How it can Affect You (25 June 2000) |
| No. 55 | Amendments to the Corporations Law and CAC Act (10 March 2000) |
| No. 54 | The Public Service Act 1999: An Overview (8 March 2000) |
| No. 53 | Fees for Services and their Recovery (14 December 1999) |
| No. 52 | Employment Conditions Applying to Outsourced Activities (3 December 1999) |
| No. 51 | Probity Aspects of Tendering (25 October 1999) Superseded by Commercial Notes No. 15 |
| No. 50 | Goods and Services Tax: Implications for the Commonwealth (25 September 1999) |
| No. 49 | New Environment Legislation (17 September 1999) |
| No. 48 | A New Era for Commonwealth Litigation Services (15 July 1999) |
| No. 47 | Application of State Laws to the Commonwealth (29 June 1999) |
| No. 46 | Commonwealth Assistance to Ministers in Litigation (31 May 1999) |
| No. 45 | Liability in Performance of Statutory Functions (14 May 1999) |
| No. 44 | Ministerial Authorisations: Foster and Beyond (15 March 1999) |
| No. 43 | After a General Election – Some Legal Issues (23 September 1998) |
| No. 42 | Judicial Review of Administrative Decisions (27 August 1998) |
| No. 41 | The Year 2000 Problem and the Commonwealth (27 April 1998) |
| No. 40 | Freedom of Speech and Defamation (4 December 1997) |
| No. 39 | Competition Law and Commonwealth Business Activities (17 November 1997) |
| No. 38 | Duties of Directors and Corporate Governance (9 October 1997) |
| No. 37 | Commonwealth Employee Claims for Negligence (16 September 1997) |
| No. 36 | The Commonwealth's Implied Immunity from State Law (30 August 1997) |
| No. 35 | Competitive Tendering and Contracting (20 August 1997) See also Commercial Notes No. 15 and Commercial Notes No. 5 |
| No. 34 | Discrimination Law and Public Servants (5 August 1997) |
| No. 33 | Major Changes in Tendering Law (2 July 1997) See also Commercial Notes No. 15 and Commercial Notes No. 5 |
| No. 32 | The Wik Peoples v The State of Queensland (20 May 1997) See also Legal Practice Briefing Nos 5, 11 and 20 |
| No. 31 | Copyright – Into the Digital Age (10 March 1997) |
| No. 30 | The Private Conduct of Public Servants (30 January 1997) |
| No. 29 | Appearing Before Parliamentary Committees (21 December 1996) |
| No. 28 | Defamation and the Public Sector (25 September 1996) |
| No. 27 | Commonwealth IT Outsourcing (28 August 1996) |
| No. 26 | European Union Developments (29 July 1996) |
| No. 25 | Significant Changes to the Sex Discrimination Act (1 May 1996) |
| No. 24 | Devolution of Power within Government (24 April 1996) |
| No. 23 | Changes in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (15 January 1996) |
| No. 22 | Amendments to Administrative Procedures Approved Under the EPIP Act (10 November 1995) |
| No. 21 | The Disciplining of Public Servants – Some Aspects (24 October 1995) |
| No. 20 | The Native Title Act Case (29 August 1995) |
| No. 19 | The End of the Beaudesert Principle (26 April 1995) |
| No. 18 | Treaties in Australian Law (24 April 1995) |
| No. 17 | European Union Developments (7 April 1995) |
| No. 16 | The Application of the EPIP Act to Commonwealth Decision-Making (23 February 1995) |
| No. 15 | Defamation and Political Discussion (8 November 1994) |
| No. 14 | Unauthorised Disclosure of Government Information (27 October 1994) |
| No. 13 | Acquisition of Property (28 July 1994) |
| No. 12 | European Union Developments (17 June 1994) |
| No. 11 | Native Title Act 1993 (29 April 1994) |
| No. 10 | Commonwealth Employees' Rights of Action For Negligence (16 March 1994) |
| No. 9 | Recovery of Overpayments (7 February 1994) |
| No. 8 | Privatising Government Business Enterprises (15 December 1993) |
| No. 7 | Directors' Duties and Related Party Transactions (20 October 1993) |
| No. 6 | Negligent Advice (20 September 1993) |
| No. 5 | Native Title (30 July 1993) |
| No. 4 | Corporate Insolvency: Protecting the Commonwealth (23 July 1993) |
| No. 3 | Government Information Technology Conditions (GITC) (28 May 1993) |
| No. 2 | Rationalising Commonwealth Criminal Offences (23 April 1993) |
| No. 1 | Free Speech and the Constitution (14 April 1993) |
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