The Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Regulation 2009 prohibits the combustion of native forest biomaterials for electricity generation with several exemptions. On 7 March 2014, the Protection of the Environment Operations (General) Amendment (Native Forest Bio-material) Regulation 2013 amended the original Regulation to permit the combustion of four additional types of native forest biomaterials...

This backgrounder sets out the regulatory framework for government procurement in New South Wales and lists key sources including NSW and Commonwealth government policies, parliamentary committee reports, and journal articles. Introduction The O’Farrell Government has introduced a number of legislative and policy reforms to government procurement in NSW. According to the NSW Government, the new...

These four papers present data from the 2011 Census of Population and Housing for the 93 NSW State Electoral Districts (SEDs) as redistributed in 2013. This publication is arranged by selected census characteristics. For each characteristic, three numbers from the 2011 Census are provided for all 93 NSW SEDs: A count of persons/families/dwellings; The count...

Examining the current extent of trade between South Korea and Australia (specifically New South Wales), this paper argues that there is likely to be significant value from the Korea-Australia Free Trade Agreement (KAFTA), particularly for agricultural exporters. Introduction The Republic of Korea (South Korea) is one of the most significant trading partners for Australia, and...

The first decade of the 21st century proved to be momentous for constitutional reform in the UK and, at times, a period of lively, even torrid, commentary on the law and practice of parliamentary privilege. The purpose of this paper is to identify the key developments in this debate and to consider the main issues...