A recent decision of the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission in Colefax v Secretary, Department of Education [2018] NSWIRComm 1033, provides fascinating insight for schools about the Commission’s view ...
A recent decision of the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission in Colefax v Secretary, Department of Education [2018] NSWIRComm 1033, provides fascinating insight for schools about the Commission’s view concerning the inherent requirements of the role of teacher and when adjustments are no longer reasonable.
Another administrator of a deceased estate has ended up in court because of the conflict between her role as administrator of her late husband’s estate and claimant of his death benefit.
Following the April 2019 budget, the ATO looks set to secure an additional $1 billion in funding to tackle tax avoidance. We have recently seen the ATO move its audit activity towards arrangements that many advisers consider to be sensible commercial tax planning rather than tax avoidance.
Medical and allied health professionals need to be aware of payroll tax obligations when structuring and operating their practices.
On 2 April 2019, the Fair Work Commission inserted overtime rates for casual employees into the Horticulture Award 2010.
The introduction of the Natural Resources and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2019 on 26 February 2019 saw key amendments proposed to the laws governing mineral, energy and petroleum tenure in Queensland. Notable amendments are proposed to the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld) (MRA), the Mineral and Energy Resources (Common Provisions)
The Australian Government has introduced new rules for importing tobacco, which start on 1 July 2019. The new rules were part of the ‘Black Economy Package’ for combatting illicit tobacco, but will apply much more broadly.
In the recent case of 1st Fleet Pty Ltd (in liquidation), the Court clarified the information disclosure obligations of external administrators in the Insolvency Practice Schedule (Corporations) (IPSC) and Insolvency Practice Rules (Corporations) 2016 (Rules).
On 2 April 2019, the Federal Government handed down its 2019-2020 Budget. The Budget includes allocation of funds to a national labour hire registration scheme, a sham contracting unit within the Fair Work Ombudsman and the Superannuation Guarantee Taskforce.
Until recently, whether compulsory superannuation had to be paid in respect of annual leave loading was a confused issue. The ATO has now provided clarification in a recent announcement.
The Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (Cth) establishes a set of rules to determine the priority between competing security interests. These rules generally provide that a purchase money security interest (PMSI) over collateral that is perfected by registration will have priority over a non PMSI security interest that is granted
The recent anniversary of the commencement of the Privacy Amendment (Notifiable Data Breaches) Act 2017 (Cth) provides a timely reminder to schools and other private educational institutions to review their compliance with the Privacy Act 1988 (Cth) and the Australian Privacy Principles.
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.