Section 84 of the Property Law Act in Queensland provides that a mortgagee may not exercise the power of sale unless a notice under section 84 has been served on ...
Section 84 of the Property Law Act in Queensland provides that a mortgagee may not exercise the power of sale unless a notice under section 84 has been served on the mortgagor and the specified default is not remedied within 30 days from service of the notice.
The Queensland Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 has been amended by the Heavy Vehicle Speed Compliance Act with the insertion of a new Chapter 5D in the Act. The new provisions are effective from 1 July 2010 and adopt national reforms in this area, which have been developed
New versions of the REIQ Contracts for House and Residential Land (7th edition) and Residential Lots in a Community Titles Scheme (3rd edition) were introduced on 1 July 2010. The amendments to previous versions of the REIQ Contracts are primarily due to the new national unfair contracts laws and are
The Government recently introduced a Bill to amend the super fund borrowing rules by replacing the existing exception in section 67(4A) of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 with sections 67A and 67B.
The decision in SNF (Australia) Pty Ltd v. Commissioner of Taxation [2010] FCA 635 is good news for Australian businesses with international operations. It is the first Federal Court decision handed down on substantive transfer pricing issues.
Recent amendments to the Commonwealth’s taxation legislation have significantly changed the regime relating to the ATO’s power to issue director penalty notices (DPN) to a director of a company.
The High Court decision in Bamford clarified a number of issues in relation to how income can be defined in a trust deed and whether provisions giving the trustee a discretion to adopt different concept of income are effective.
Transport companies need to ensure they are correctly paying GST when they receive any form of government rebate. Not all government payments will attract GST.
On 26 May the Government introduced the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Amendment Bill 2010 into Parliament to replace the current borrowing exception in section 67(4A) with new sections 67A and 67B.
Sagacious Legal Pty Ltd v Wesfarmers General Insurance Ltd (No 4) [2010] FCA 482 (May 2010)
The unfair dismissal provisions in the Fair Work Act 2009 have been operating since 1 July 2009. One major change involved the widening of employee eligibility to make an unfair dismissal application. In contrast, the timeframe for making an unfair dismissal application was reduced from 21 to 14 days after
A buyer or incoming financier who fails to lodge a settlement notice or caveat to protect their position pending registration of their interest can be at risk that a judgment creditor will register a writ of execution on the title during the period between settlement and registration.
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.