Comments for TressCox Lawyers Blog - Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Canberra - Australian Legal Firm http://blog.tresscox.com.au Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:44:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 Comment on The Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013 – The Duty of Disclosure (Part 3) by Mark Sheller http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2013/04/the-insurance-contracts-amendment-bill-2013-the-duty-of-disclosure-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-19971 Mark Sheller Thu, 18 Apr 2013 03:44:58 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/?p=1615#comment-19971 Frank, it appears from the Review Panel's report that stakeholders in the insurance industry convinced the Panel that there was a need for a more extensive reporting process particularly when there was a significant amount of time between disclosure and the policy's inception. Hope that helps. Mark Sheller Frank, it appears from the Review Panel’s report that stakeholders in the insurance industry convinced the Panel that there was a need for a more extensive reporting process particularly when there was a significant amount of time between disclosure and the policy’s inception. Hope that helps. Mark Sheller

]]> Comment on The Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013 – The Duty of Disclosure (Part 3) by Mark Sheller http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2013/04/the-insurance-contracts-amendment-bill-2013-the-duty-of-disclosure-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-19905 Mark Sheller Wed, 17 Apr 2013 07:20:09 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/?p=1615#comment-19905 Frank, thank you for taking the time to read and comment on my blog. Let me track the motivation down and I will get back to you. I know from the Explanatory memorandum that it was the Review Panel's idea that the notification requirements be changed. What I need to look into is what inspired (if I can use that expression) the panel. Mark Frank, thank you for taking the time to read and comment on my blog. Let me track the motivation down and I will get back to you. I know from the Explanatory memorandum that it was the Review Panel’s idea that the notification requirements be changed. What I need to look into is what inspired (if I can use that expression) the panel. Mark

]]> Comment on The Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013 – The Duty of Disclosure (Part 3) by frank marks http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2013/04/the-insurance-contracts-amendment-bill-2013-the-duty-of-disclosure-part-3/comment-page-1/#comment-19779 frank marks Tue, 16 Apr 2013 01:45:25 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/?p=1615#comment-19779 It is a long time since I wrote a text on insurance law. Prima facie the amendment is an example of the legislature creating more confusion for insureds and adding to insurers' costs. Was the amendment motivated by a court decision, some publicised anomaly, or some other good and compelling reason? It is a long time since I wrote a text on insurance law. Prima facie the amendment is an example of the legislature creating more confusion for insureds and adding to insurers’ costs. Was the amendment motivated by a court decision, some publicised anomaly, or some other good and compelling reason?

]]> Comment on The Insurance Contracts Amendment Bill 2013 – The Powers of ASIC by James Sinclair http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2013/04/the-insurance-contracts-amendment-bill-2013-the-powers-of-asic/comment-page-1/#comment-18891 James Sinclair Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:46:18 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/?p=1566#comment-18891 Thank you Mark. Very informative and concise! Thank you Mark. Very informative and concise!

]]> Comment on Insurance Contracts Act – NewsFlash by Peter Backe-Hansen http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2013/03/insurance-contracts-act-newsflash/comment-page-1/#comment-18077 Peter Backe-Hansen Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:07:36 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/?p=1486#comment-18077 Mark, does the Amendment Bill change the effect of Section 15 in regard to Unfair Contract terms relief for insurance olicies? Regards, Peter. Mark, does the Amendment Bill change the effect of Section 15 in regard to Unfair Contract terms relief for insurance olicies?
Regards,
Peter.

]]> Comment on The PPSA light turns green – Registrations to commence from 30 January 2012 by Janet http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2011/12/the-ppsa-light-turns-green-registrations-to-commence-from-30-january-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Janet Thu, 15 Dec 2011 22:50:45 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/?p=544#comment-391 It will be interesting to see the level of activity with the PPS Register in 2012 and the business community's reaction to it. Will you be holding any seminars throughout the year to provide updates? It will be interesting to see the level of activity with the PPS Register in 2012 and the business community’s reaction to it. Will you be holding any seminars throughout the year to provide updates?

]]> Comment on The PPSA light turns green – Registrations to commence from 30 January 2012 by Flora Laura http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2011/12/the-ppsa-light-turns-green-registrations-to-commence-from-30-january-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-351 Flora Laura Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:00:29 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/?p=544#comment-351 You provided great information. Thanks for the useful things you said. You provided great information. Thanks for the useful things you said.

]]> Comment on Is it the teacher or the school? by Jason Newman http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2011/04/is-it-the-teacher-or-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-6 Jason Newman Tue, 12 Apr 2011 03:33:46 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2011/04/is-it-the-teacher-or-the-school/#comment-6 Thanks for those interesting links, Tony. A lot of US schools have been tackling these issues for longer than we have been. My sense is that US schools take sexting much more seriously partly because law enforcement authorities have been very active in this area, whereas the authorities here seem to have adopted a lower key approach. Thanks for those interesting links, Tony. A lot of US schools have been tackling these issues for longer than we have been. My sense is that US schools take sexting much more seriously partly because law enforcement authorities have been very active in this area, whereas the authorities here seem to have adopted a lower key approach.

]]> Comment on Is it the teacher or the school? by Tony kuc http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2011/04/is-it-the-teacher-or-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-5 Tony kuc Tue, 12 Apr 2011 02:09:55 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2011/04/is-it-the-teacher-or-the-school/#comment-5 Sorry to post again so soon but it occured to me after my initial post that the lack of policy referred to in the Seminar may well have been with respect to "sexting". Here is the link to an article about what a US school proposed in 2009 - note I could not find the policy in the Students Handbook at their website so do not know if the policy was ever put into place: http://www.wane.com/dpp/video/crime/local_wane_kendallville_school_sexting_condemned_with_new_policy_200905291551_rev1 Tony Kuc Education Officer, LESER Sorry to post again so soon but it occured to me after my initial post that the lack of policy referred to in the Seminar may well have been with respect to “sexting”. Here is the link to an article about what a US school proposed in 2009 – note I could not find the policy in the Students Handbook at their website so do not know if the policy was ever put into place:

http://www.wane.com/dpp/video/crime/local_wane_kendallville_school_sexting_condemned_with_new_policy_200905291551_rev1

Tony Kuc
Education Officer, LESER

]]> Comment on Is it the teacher or the school? by Tony kuc http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2011/04/is-it-the-teacher-or-the-school/comment-page-1/#comment-4 Tony kuc Tue, 12 Apr 2011 01:15:57 +0000 http://blog.tresscox.com.au/2011/04/is-it-the-teacher-or-the-school/#comment-4 Not quite related to the question about 'will I lose my house" but definately related to the Independent Schools session on Legal Issues for School Leaders, which I attended. With reference to Cyberbullying my recollection is that few policies seem to be in existence in Victorian schools which cover this element of bullying. I came across an American school's policy, the link for which is: http://www.warwick.k12.pa.us/orgmodule.php?deptid=107&schoolid=0007&mid=248 Perhaps the content may be of some use? Tony Kuc Education Officer, LESER Not quite related to the question about ‘will I lose my house” but definately related to the Independent Schools session on Legal Issues for School Leaders, which I attended. With reference to Cyberbullying my recollection is that few policies seem to be in existence in Victorian schools which cover this element of bullying. I came across an American school’s policy, the link for which is: http://www.warwick.k12.pa.us/orgmodule.php?deptid=107&schoolid=0007&mid=248

Perhaps the content may be of some use?

Tony Kuc
Education Officer, LESER

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