Business Law Library & Tracker
Business Law Tracker
A recency-first tracker for new, amended and reviewed legal material with practical context for Australian businesses.
Sources last reviewed 2 June 2026
Published law explainers
308
Curated from a much larger legal corpus
Topics
11
Plain-English clusters
Published case explainers
663
Selected from thousands of decisions
Tracked updates
11
New, amended & reviewed
These are plain-English explainers, not legal advice. They are a good starting point, but check the linked official source before you rely on a specific section, and get advice for your situation.
Talk to a lawyer- New1 June 2026
Retail leasing coverage added for every state and territory
The library now gives tenants and landlords a single path into retail leasing laws for every Australian state and territory.
Commercial Leases & Property - New1 June 2026
WHS and OHS coverage added across Australia
Employers can now compare WHS/OHS source pages across jurisdictions and use the guides as a starting point for safety systems and incident response.
Work Health & Safety - Case1 June 2026
Selected workplace cases added
Businesses using contractor models now have selected-case explainers for Personnel Contracting, Jamsek and Mondelez alongside Fair Work Act coverage.
Employment & Workplace - New1 June 2026
Business operations laws added
The library now covers PPSR risk, business names, electronic signatures, superannuation guarantee and AML/CTF as practical operating laws.
Business Registration & OperationsFinance, Payments & Security - Case1 June 2026
Digital consumer law cases added
Digital, ecommerce and marketplace businesses now have selected cases for pricing interfaces, search ads, data disclosures and small-business unfair terms.
Consumer Law & TradingPrivacy & Data - Reviewed29 May 2026
Privacy Act added to the business law tracker
This gives founders and SMEs a single plain-English place to start before moving into privacy policies, data handling contracts and breach response planning.
Privacy & Data - Reviewed29 May 2026
Fair Work Act added to the business law tracker
The tracker connects workplace law to contracts, policies, award checks, dismissal processes and contractor classification risk.
Employment & Workplace - Amendment12 Apr 2026
Franchising Code transition now under 2024 Regulations
Franchisors should check disclosure documents, franchise agreement templates and compliance calendars against the 1 April 2025 and 1 November 2025 transition points.
Franchising & Regulated Industries - New20 Mar 2026
Trade Marks Act added to the business law tracker
Businesses choosing a name or launching a brand can use the tracker as a starting point before clearance searches and trade mark registration.
IP & Brand Protection - Reviewed28 Feb 2026
Spam Act flagged for marketing compliance review
Businesses running email or SMS campaigns should confirm consent records, sender identification and working unsubscribe links.
Privacy & DataConsumer Law & Trading - Case15 Jan 2026
ACCC v Valve added as a selected consumer law case
Online businesses should review refund terms and consumer guarantee wording in light of this decision.
Consumer Law & Trading