The ATO is currently targeting expatriates returning to Australia, sometimes after an extended time living and working overseas. ...
The ATO is currently targeting expatriates returning to Australia, sometimes after an extended time living and working overseas.
Organisations carrying out work in the mining industry may need to rethink their payment arrangements following the recent Supreme Court case of Agripower Australia Ltd v J & D Rigging Pty Ltd & Ors [2013] QSC 164.
Mining companies that are granted mining leases, exploration permits or petroleum licences must pay compensation to the owners or occupiers of the land.
On 1 July 2013 the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) introduced a raft of changes to the Temporary Work (Skilled) (Subclass 457) visa program that has many, including migration agents, confused.
On 1 July 2013, the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) introduced a raft of changes to the Temporary Work (Skilled) (Subclass 457) visa program that has created many areas of uncertainty. In particular, there are a number of amendments that affect current and future standard business sponsors.
Self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) trustees and their advisers should be aware that there is a new duty exemption in Queensland for property transfers from a custodian (bare trustee) to the SMSF trustee. While the amendment is recent, it applies retrospectively from 26 October 2011.
Businesses and individuals must identify and register their security interests on the PPS Register to avoid losing assets to customers’ secured creditors.
Where parents believe that their children may not be responsible enough to manage their inheritance or are worried about the impact of outside influences, it is common to include special provisions in the parents’ Wills in order to try and safeguard their children’s inheritance.
On 28 June 2013, the long-awaited Insurance Contracts Amendment Act 2013 (Cth) (ICAA) came into effect. The ICAA is considered to bring the most significant changes to the Insurance Contracts Act 1984 (Cth) (ICA) since its commencement in 1986. The changes are to take effect in stages with the first
The Family Court has dismissed an application by the Commissioner of Taxation to be released from an implied obligation not to make collateral use of certain documents filed in a Family Court proceeding.
From 1 July 2013, the definition of a ‘worker’ for the purposes of the workers’ compensation legislation in Queensland will be narrowed. The new definition will mean that fewer independent contractors will be required to be covered under a principal’s workers’ compensation policy. The changes will particularly affect contractors in
The State of Queensland has been held liable for insufficiently warning of the risks of harm in the Queensland Supreme Court decision of Kelly v State of Queensland [2013] QSC 106.
Cooper Grace Ward acknowledges and pays respect to the past, present and future Traditional Custodians and Elders of this nation and the continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Fast, accurate and flexible entities including companies, self-managed superannuation funds and trusts.