Civil Aviation Amendment Bill 2019

On the last Parliamentary sitting day for several weeks (21 February 2019), a bipartisan Bill was introduced into Federal Parliament amending the Civil Aviation Act 1988 which, if adopted, will require CASA to “consider the economic and cost impact on individuals,...

Consultations, activities and launches

The start of 2019 has been a busy one in respect to submissions to a variety of governmental reviews. Law Reform and Parliamentary Evidence IALPG was asked to provide its views to the Queensland Law Reform Commission’s Civil Surveillance and Privacy Review, and...

Best wishes to Karina from the team

IALPG Lawyer Karina Galliford has headed off on Maternity leave for baby number 2! Karina has been with the firm for 2 years after starting as a law graduate and Senior Law Clerk, completing her PLT with the College of Law and was admitted to the profession at the...

Australia’s Space Program: What’s Next?

On 6 February, 2019 the team at IALPG attended the first ever French-Australia Chamber of Commerce & Industry (FACCI) Space Conference in Brisbane. The conference focused on the development of the Australian Space Industry and key speakers included IALPG’s...

UK Government Response To Future Use of Drones

On 26 July 2018 the UK Department for Transport issued a consultation entitled “Taking Flight: The future of drones in the UK”. The consultation ran until 17 September 2018 and received 5,061 responses. It proposed policies for drone use and enforcement, namely: • A...