Key provisions that currently protect some unregistered security interests will come to an end on 30 January 2014. ...
Key provisions that currently protect some unregistered security interests will come to an end on 30 January 2014.
The Queensland Court of Appeal has recently confirmed that Queensland compulsory third party (CTP) insurers can recover costs under section 58 of the Motor Accident Insurance Act 1994 (Qld) even if not all of the costs were reasonably incurred.
recent Supreme Court of Queensland case of Matrix Projects (Qld) Pty Ltd v Luscombe has seen yet another adjudicator’s decision under the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (Qld) (BCIPA) successfully challenged.
In a late night session of parliament in June 2012, Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie announced the Queensland Government’s plans to introduce a Bill to drastically limit Queenslanders’ access to surrogacy to have children. The state had only legalised surrogacy in 2010.
Every road transport operator in Australia would be familiar with the use of conditions of carriage to attempt to exclude liability for loss of or damage to goods being carried. It is often impractical or inconvenient to have customers sign the fine print conditions on the reverse of consignment notes
This recent case provides a definitive answer to a question that has arisen numerous times in practice, but has never been answered judicially: Does non-compliance with the 60 day time limit in section 302(2) of the Workers’ Compensation & Rehabilitation Act (WCRA) prevent a claimant from pursuing a common law
There are serious consequences for failure to comply with the obligations set out in the Clean Energy Act 2011 (CE Act) and the National Greenhouse Energy Reporting Act 2007 (NGER Act). The CE Act sets out a wide range of obligations in relation to carbon and also establishes the Clean
From 1 July 2013, accountants, other advisers, companies and partnerships can apply for a limited financial services licence that will allow them, their employees and representatives to provide advice in a range of situations when dealing with self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs), without holding a ‘full’ AFSL.
Draft legislation designed to give the ATO more flexibility in dealing with breaches of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act or Regulations by SMSF trustees has been released. The changes are intended to take effect from 1 July 2013.
From 1 July 2013, any auditor who wishes to sign off on audit reports for self-managed superannuation funds (SMSFs) must be an ‘approved SMSF auditor’, and SMSF trustees who engage an auditor who is not an ‘approved SMSF auditor’ will breach the Superannuation Industry (Superannuation) Act 1993
All entities risk losing assets to third party creditors under the Personal Properties Securities Act unless they take steps to protect their title through appropriate documents and action (typically registration on the PPSR).
From August 2012 a failure by the trustee of a self-managed superannuation fund (SMSF) to keep its assets separate from assets held by the trustee personally or from those of a standard-employer sponsor (and their associates) is an offence punishable by a fine of up to $17,000.
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.