In July 2026 an Expert Panel of the Fair Work Commission (the Expert Panel) determined that given the then drop in national diesel prices, and despite the obligations imposed on primary and secondary parties under the Road Transport Contractual Chain Order – Fuel Cost Recovery – 2026 (RTCCO) having already ceased as a result, the RTCCO itself would nonetheless live on.
ASIC has announced its sector-specific supervisory priorities for 2026-27, signalling its focus areas, expectations of industry and the potential targets of future enforcement action.
The duty to act with utmost good faith is a foundational principle of insurance in Australia. An insurer’s failure to comply with that duty is a contravention of s 13(2A) of the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) (ICA) and can attract civil penalties.