Sentences with phrase «statutory bodies on»

We regularly advise corporations and statutory bodies on regulatory breaches and private prosecution cases and have acted in partnership disputes between local and international firms.

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Also, statutory bodies take on lobbying roles using government money to identify specific elements of civil society and give the artificial prominence.

Changes to competition laws (milk wars discussion and recommendations relating to MMP (introduce effects test), predatory pricing (recommend Minister direct ACCC to investigate Coles for breach of s 46 relating to predatory pricing), unconscionable conduct (suggest it be defined), statutory duty of good faith, unfair contract terms (seeks «recognition of the competitive disadvantage faced by farmers» and extension of unfair contract terms protection to small business), collective bargaining (seeks relaxation of public interest test for boycott approvals in agriculture markets, increase «ability for peak bodies to commence and progress collective bargaining and boycott applications» on behalf of members - and further dairy specific recommendations, ACCC divestiture power (wants ACCC to have similar divestiture powers to Comp Commission in UK - «simpler process of divestiture», ACCC monitoring powers (wants Minister to direct ACCC to use price monitoring powers to «monitor prices, costs and profits relating to the supply of drinking milk») and mandatory code of conduct (wants mandatory code and «Ombudsman with teeth to ensure compliance»)-RRB-.

To initiate and / or maintain regular contact on behalf of the members with the health authorities and other statutory bodies such as VHI, with professional organisations such as the Irish Nurses Organisation, and with personnel working in the maternity services.

During Q3 of 2011, 93 per cent of all monitored bodies» requests (excluding those «on hold» or lapsed) were «in time», in that they were processed within the statutory deadline or were subject to a permitted deadline extension.

The Committee on Climate Change (the CCC) is an independent, statutory body established under the Climate Change Act 2008.

Actually, all that statutory underpinning means is that the independent regulatory body would be established by legislation, in a manner similar to the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) that now administers MPs» expenses, after they blotted their copybook on this score a couple of years ago.

It will be transferred to a new body which its chairman, Lord Hunt, hopes will be able to establish a new form of self - regulation «with teeth» that does not require journalistic oversight on a statutory footing.

One governing body is challenging «statutory guidance» on governing body size.

The model statutory language details how legislative bodies can act on the policy recommendations.

The Guyana Tourism Authority (GTA) is a statutory body with the principal responsibility for the development of tourism in Guyana and was created by an Act of Parliament on June 11, 2002.

The Climate Change Authority, the independent statutory body to advise on emissions targets and policies, factored three aspects into its recommendation today: Australia's relative capacity to afford action to reduce emissions, the nation's responsibility to do so, and the effort required to meet the target.

a) There must be a statutory grant of jurisdiction by the federal Parliament; b) There must be an existing body of federal law which is essential to the disposition of the case and which nourishes the statutory grant of jurisdiction; and c) The law on which the case is based must be «a law of Canada» as the phrase is used in section 101 of the Constitution Act, 1867.

However, from the perspective of legitimate authority as vested in the representative legislative body of Parliament, it may be argued that it is desirable that these provisions are debated and duly enacted as opposed to simply maintaining legislation that was adopted without such debate on the basis of a now - extinct statutory power.

Byelaws are made under the limited law - making powers conferred on local authorities and statutory bodies, and must be authorised by a Secretary of State.

penalizes the defendant for engaging in public participation «plaintiff» means a person who initiates or maintains a proceeding against a defendant; «proceeding» means any action, suit, matter, cause, counterclaim, appeal, or originating application that is brought in the Supreme Court or the Provincial Court, but does not include a prosecution for an offence or a crime; «public interest» means the whole of the subject matter invites public attention, or a matter in which the public has some substantial concern because it affects the welfare of citizens, or one to which considerable public notoriety or controversy has attached; «public participation» means communication or conduct aimed at influencing public opinion, or promoting further lawful action by the public or any government body, in relation to an issue of public interest; «Strategic Lawsuit Against Public Participation (SLAPP)» means a claim that arises from a form of expression or public participation, by the person against whom the claim is asserted that was made in connection with an official proceeding or about a matter of public interest; Purposes of this Act: 2 The purposes of this Act are to a) Establish a statutory right to public participation for every individual; b) Encourage individuals to express themselves on matters of public interest; c) Promote broad participation in debates on matters of public interest; d) Discourage the use of litigation as a means of unduly limiting expression on matters of public interest; and, e) Preserve the right of access to the courts for all proceedings and claims that are not brought or maintained for an improper purpose.

Daisy acts for claimants and public bodies in judicial review cases and statutory appeals, and regularly advises on public law issues.

On February 27, 2018, Barclay Damon commenced an action in federal court in Chicago seeking recovery of $ 1.2 billion on behalf Shelbourne North Water Street Corporation, the frustrated developer of the Chicago Spire, against National Asset Management Agency and National Asset Loan Management, both statutory bodies of the Republic of IrelanOn February 27, 2018, Barclay Damon commenced an action in federal court in Chicago seeking recovery of $ 1.2 billion on behalf Shelbourne North Water Street Corporation, the frustrated developer of the Chicago Spire, against National Asset Management Agency and National Asset Loan Management, both statutory bodies of the Republic of Irelanon behalf Shelbourne North Water Street Corporation, the frustrated developer of the Chicago Spire, against National Asset Management Agency and National Asset Loan Management, both statutory bodies of the Republic of Ireland.

A new statutory duty of candour, which was introduced on 27 November last year for NHS bodies in England following the Mid Staffordshire public inquiry, will now apply from April to all other healthcare providers registered with the Care Quality Commission.

[xix] Moreover, Canadian courts must defer to statutory bodies» procedural choices, taking «into account and respect [ing] the choices of procedure made by the agency itself»: [xx] «The determination of the scope and content of a duty to act fairly is circumstance - specific, and may well depend on factors within the expertise and knowledge of the tribunal, including the nature of the statutory scheme and the expectations and practices of the [relevant] constituencies».

UK Halal certification bodies are not accountable or supervised by any public body, and therefore consumers have little to go on beyond trusting the producers, says barrister John Pointing, of Statutory Nuisance Solutions.

In recent years the House has frequently been assisted by the submissions of statutory bodies and non-governmental organisations on questions of general public importance.

She has co-authored practice notes on the «Prevent Duty» on public bodies in relation to terrorism (see article here); the status of Strasbourg case law; human rights and statutory construction; judicial deference and the margin of appreciation; civil contingencies and emergency powers; dealing with human rights challenges; and terrorism law.

It would introduce a statutory defence of responsible publication on a matter of public interest, protect those reporting on proceedings in Parliament and other issues of public concern, and require claimants to show substantial harm and corporate bodies to show financial loss.

The National Council for Curriculum and Assessment is a statutory body, whose function is to advise the Minister of Education and Skills in matters relating to the curriculum for early childhood education, primary and post-primary schools, and the assessment procedures employed in schools and examinations on subjects that are part of the curriculum.

This will depend largely on whether the new National Indigenous Representative Body should be established as a Commonwealth government entity (such as a statutory authority) or should be established through some other means, such as being a non-government organisation either with or without government funding assistance.

3.5 That statutory plans, requiring ministerial approval, be reinstated as compulsory, and the Aurora Project be funded to provide training to representative bodies on the preparation of statutory plans.

On the public confidence aspect, if, as has been the case here, the Commonwealth parliament sees fit to devolve certain responsibilities of a statutory nature upon representative bodies, the public has a right to ensure that those bodies can carry out those duties to the high standards expected of them.

On 25th November 2013 important changes to the way child maintenance is calculated came into force for all families and a new statutory body.

Also during the reporting period, it was reported that the Northern Territory Government proposed to transfer town areas on land under the Aboriginal Land Rights (Northern Territory) Act 1976 (Cth)(ALRA (NT)-RRB- to 99 year leases (from traditional owners)- this «head lease» would be held by a new statutory body, with the power to issue sub-leases for homes and business premises.14

welcome a greater focus on enhancing capacity with respect to the statutory dispute resolution functions of these bodies, in relation to disputes between their constituents.

If the Body was a statutory authority it would have to rely on Parliament to approve such changes and may also have unnecessary or politically motivated changes foisted upon it.