To recover the significant costs associated with the investigation and remediation of combustible cladding, building owners are increasingly looking to attribute liability to the professionals involved in the design specification, ...
To recover the significant costs associated with the investigation and remediation of combustible cladding, building owners are increasingly looking to attribute liability to the professionals involved in the design specification, building, certification and installation process.
A recent court decision held that a business can be liable for defamatory comments made by the public on its Facebook page.
Valuation of the assets is the second vital step in a five step process that the family law courts apply (and expect separated couples to be guided by if they are wisely negotiating an agreement outside of court) to determine their financial entitlements at the end of a marriage or
The recent arrests of vegan activists in Melbourne, Milmerran and Yangan and the subsequent legislative changes highlight the need for farmers and landowners to implement biosecurity management plans on their properties to prevent a biosecurity event and a breach of the biosecurity obligations that exist across Australia.
It is often difficult for employers to implement new employment contracts for existing employees, particularly when employers are seeking to make changes that are for the benefit of the business.
A person may be a tax resident of Australia even if they are not residing in Australia. This includes where the person’s domicile is in Australia, and they do not have a ‘permanent place of abode’ outside Australia.
All Queenslanders have an obligation to manage biosecurity risks under the Biosecurity Act 2014 (Act).
In Daniel Racek v DP World Sydney [2019] FWC 772, an employer was severely criticised by the Commission for allowing an employee to return to work after an incident in which the employee needed to be ‘talked down’ after threatening to commit suicide at work.
South Australia’s Minister for Energy and Mining, the Hon. Dan van Holst Pellekaan, last week (27 May 2019) announced that bidding is now open for a total of eight new Petroleum Exploration Licences (PELs) in the Cooper and Otway Basins.
Well, it depends. There are four tests for whether an individual is a tax resident of Australia under Australia’s domestic tax law.
At a state level, owners and users of all land in Queensland have a General Biosecurity Obligation (GBO) under the Biosecurity Act 2014 (Qld).
Coinciding with the 2019 APPEA Conference, the Queensland Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Energy has announced the release of 11 areas, totalling 3,742 square kilometres, now open to competitive non-cash tenders for petroleum and gas exploration in the Surat, Bowen and Drummond basins.
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.
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