Manufacturing & Industrials

It’s imper­a­tive that busi­ness­es remain flex­i­ble and adapt to chang­ing indus­try out­looks in order to piv­ot when required and keep growth prospects strong over the com­ing years. We advise a range of clients on legal issues fac­ing the sec­tor includ­ing reg­u­la­to­ry com­pli­ance, cor­po­rate set-up, com­mer­cial con­tracts, sup­ply chain man­age­ment, data pro­tec­tion and intel­lec­tu­al prop­er­ty, ESG, real estate, prod­uct lia­bil­i­ty, employ­ment and work place safe­ty laws, and dis­pute resolution.

We pro­vide com­pre­hen­sive solu­tions to the legal chal­lenges faced by our clients as they look to expand pro­duc­tion, dri­ve prof­it growth, increase effi­cien­cy, pro­duc­tiv­i­ty and sustainability.

Emerg­ing issues fac­ing the sec­tor include invest­ment in process con­trols, imple­ment­ing cloud-based appli­ca­tions, as well as sup­ply chain, logis­tics and improved cus­tomer ser­vice expe­ri­ence. Many man­u­fac­tur­ers are also turn­ing to emerg­ing tech­nol­o­gy to dri­ve effi­cien­cies and cus­tomer util­i­ty. The fastest-grow­ing areas of adop­tion in the next few years are expect­ed to be next-gen­er­a­tion enter­prise resource plan­ning (ERP) sys­tems, autonomous sys­tems and equip­ment and arti­fi­cial intelligence.

Use­ful links:

• Aus­tralian Man­u­fac­tur­ing Tech­nol­o­gy Insti­tute Lim­it­ed (AMTIL)
• Future Made in Aus­tralia Bill 2024
• Com­pe­ti­tion and Con­sumer Act 2010
• Aus­tralian Con­sumer Law (ACL)
• Pri­va­cy Act 1988
• Anti-dump­ing laws
• Envi­ron­ment Pro­tec­tion and Bio­di­ver­si­ty Con­ser­va­tion Act 1999 (EPBC Act)
• Nation­al trade mea­sure­ment legislation
• Haz­ardous Waste (Reg­u­la­tion of Exports and Imports) Act 1989
• Food stan­dards code
• Trade mea­sure­ment standards
• Prod­uct safe­ty standards
• Elec­tri­cal equip­ment safe­ty standards
• Pes­ti­cide labelling codes
• Ther­a­peu­tic goods labelling and packaging
• Tam­per-evi­dent pack­ag­ing code of practice
• Food labelling standards
• Coun­try of ori­gin labelling on food
• Warn­ing and advi­so­ry labelling on food
• Reg­u­la­to­ry Com­pli­ance Mark for cer­tain elec­tri­cal equipment
• Elec­tro­mag­net­ic com­pat­i­bil­i­ty (EMC) labelling requirements

The ACCC pro­vides a num­ber of guides and pub­li­ca­tions pro­vid­ing use­ful infor­ma­tion to manufacturers.

No mat­ter how rou­tine or com­plex the busi­ness issues you face, Mer­i­tas’ net­work of law firms is with you every step of the way. Mar­ket-lead­ing firms offer a full range of legal ser­vices, which enable you to do busi­ness any­where. Wise coun­sel and prac­ti­cal solu­tions are just a phone call or e‑mail away. Dis­cov­er the breadth and depth of the prac­tice and indus­try sec­tor capa­bil­i­ties avail­able to you through Meritas.

• Mer­i­tas Prac­tice + Indus­try Sectors