Welcome to our final edition of Public law report for 2010, which caps off our very successful first year as Norton Rose Australia, part of a leading international legal practice offering a full business law service from offices across Europe, the Middle East and Asia Pacific. Norton Rose Australia has a longstanding commitment to partnering with government to achieve its policy and business outcomes. Our focus on government is evidenced by the presence of a Canberra office for more than 25 years, our appointment to a number of leading Commonwealth and State government legal panels and our work for many local governments. In this edition, we maintain our excellent standard and variety of interesting and topical articles on decisions and policy matters relevant to government. We take a look at new developments in the Commonwealth government "access to information" space, including an article introducing the role and functions of the new Australian Information Commissioner, Professor John McMillan. We also consider some interesting recent administrative law decisions relating to immigration and health. We take this opportunity to thank our readers for their support of the Public law report in 2010 and we look forward to putting out our next edition in March 2011.
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