The Queensland Parliament has introduced the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, which proposes new privacy and data breach laws. ...
The Queensland Parliament has introduced the Information Privacy and Other Legislation Amendment Bill, which proposes new privacy and data breach laws.
In family law world, separation requires three features: the breakdown of the marriage, that the breakdown be communicated between the spouses and that it be acted upon. It is common for separated spouses to disagree on the exact date their marriage ended. However, if you and your ex have vastly
In a recent case, the Victorian Supreme Court said that an accountant ‘would know well that a statutory demand involves strict time frames for response and potentially very significant consequences for a company’. The accountant failed to take appropriate steps to inform the company of the statutory demand.
Milwaukee tools supplier Techtronic Industries Australia has been ordered to pay $15 million for engaging in resale price maintenance conduct, marking a record high for penalties imposed for this type of conduct.
When dealing with employee theft and fraud, there are steps employers can take to safeguard their business and recover the loss.
The Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Act 2022 (Cth) is now in effect, transforming the landscape of unfair contract terms under the Australian Consumer Law.
In the recent District Court decision of Morris v Evolution Traffic Control Pty Ltd [2023] QDC 195, an employer and principal contractor were both found not liable for a trip and fall on a raised section of bitumen at a traffic site.
Latest changes to the Corporations Act will facilitate more modern and accessible communication between consumers, businesses and regulators – with greater scope for electronic communications and document signing.
Yesterday’s High Court decision in Vanderstock & ors v the State of Victoria [2023] HCA 30 (Vanderstock) has called into question the constitutional validity of State-imposed payroll taxes.
In the 2017 Budget, the government announced that the concept of ‘non-arm’s length income’ (NALI) for SMSFs was to expand to specifically include where an SMSF expense was not incurred, or less than would have been incurred had the parties been dealing on an arm’s length basis (NALE) – see
Section 65 of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS Act) prohibits the trustee of an SMSF making a loan to a member or a relative, or providing other financial assistance using the resources of the SMSF. Section 62 contains the sole purpose test and requires the SMSF to be
Income that is NALI is taxed to the SMSF at the top marginal tax rate rather than the usual concessional rates, so having additional amounts deemed to be NALI can result in a significant increase in tax for an SMSF.
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.