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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 has in...
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 own...
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...
New text: International Regulation of Non-Military Drones By Anna Masutti & Filippo Tomasello
Professor of Law, Masutti and former flight test engineer, Tomasello, last month published a book that will be of interest to anyone involved with drone regulations (be it as an operator, insurer, lawyer or policy maker). The authors discuss each of the fundamental...
Aerospace, Defence & Aviation (FACCI) industry event
The French-Australian Chamber of Commerce (FACCI) is hosting its first Aerospace, Defence & Aviation industry event of the year dedicated to the future of Australia's Space Program on Wednesday 6 February. With the space industry worth US$345 billion each year -...
IALPG Resolves Jet Airways Case for Family
Photo Credit: Aviation Herald In December 2018 IALPG settled a case for a family that was injured in the Jet Airways 737 runway overrun accident (flight 9W2374) on the 27th of December 2016 in Goa, India. The family were forced to evacuate after the takeoff...
October 2018 Air Taxi Vanuatu Accident
On the 23rd of October 2018 an Air Taxi Vanuatu operated Cessna 206, carrying four passengers and pilot, made an emergency landing on Erromango Island, Vanuatu. The pilot and passengers were safely retrieved. The aircraft sustained substantial damage from the crash...
A Space Law Seminar You Won’t Want To Miss
IALPG is hosting a Space Law Seminar in Canberra on Wednesday the 13th of March. Australia's space industry is experiencing an exciting time. With recent amendments to the Space Activities Act and the introduction of the Australian Space Agency, the field has opened...