On 18 October 2018, Parliament passed a suite of changes to the Australian Consumer Law. For transport/warehouse operators, the most significant change means that operators cannot contract out of the ...
On 18 October 2018, Parliament passed a suite of changes to the Australian Consumer Law. For transport/warehouse operators, the most significant change means that operators cannot contract out of the guarantee to provide transportation/storage services with ‘due care and skill’ unless the both the consignor and consignee are each operating
On 23 November 2018, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator registered the Master Industry Code of Practice. The Code was developed by Trucking and Supply Chains Limited, a jointly owned company of the Australian Logistics Council and Australian Trucking Association. The newly approved Code will assist parties in the chain of
Last year, the New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission varied the General Carriers Contract Determination to revise the minimum rates payable to owner drivers and to extend minimum rates obligations to additional geographic areas of New South Wales. Phase two of the Determination takes effect on 1 January 2019 and
Before recording conversations, you should first consider whether it is legal and second, whether there is likely to be any benefit to do so.
The release of the hotly anticipated Harvest Inquiry Report by the Fair Work Ombudsman provides a timely reminder to employers in the agriculture industry to review their practices in relation to employees.
In Catherine Kelly v The Hills Christian Community School [2018] FWC 4134, the Fair Work Commission awarded a rare reinstatement of a dismissed teacher and provided a useful reminder of the importance of comprehensive handover notes.
Parents often expect their child’s school to enforce their parenting orders. Generally, schools are not required to comply with, or enforce, parenting orders. However, schools should be aware of the terms of such orders and when they may create certain obligations for staff.
In a timely reminder of the impact of student violence in the education sector and its very real cost to staff and educational institutions, the ACT Education Directorate has recently entered into a record undertaking with Worksafe ACT in relation to injuries suffered by staff.
Hong Kong-based company CK Infrastructure Group’s (CKI) $13 billion bid to buy Australian APA Group and its energy network has been rejected by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. The Foreign Investment Review Board failed to reach a unanimous ruling on the tender application but expressed concerns that the acquisition would give a
The High Court has found an employee of a bonded warehouse operator personally liable for the equivalent of the customs duty that would have been paid on stolen cigarettes. The decision illustrates that liability in respect of dutiable goods is not limited to the warehouse licence holder and may extend
The government has released draft legislation that provides more scope for contributions to superannuation once someone has turned 65. Generally, the trustee of a superannuation fund can only accept a contribution for someone who has turned 65 (and is under 75) if they satisfy the work test in the year
Natural Resources, Mines and Energy Minister Anthony Lynham has announced the Queensland Government has opened up for exploration a further 6,600 square kilometres of land with coal seam gas potential. Tenders are open until 28 February 2019 for companies to bid on the right to explore the land in Southern
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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