The Queensland Government has announced that it will introduce a new criminal offence of ‘negligence causing death’. This announcement follows an interim recommendation made by Tim Lyons, the Independent Reviewer ...
The Queensland Government has announced that it will introduce a new criminal offence of ‘negligence causing death’. This announcement follows an interim recommendation made by Tim Lyons, the Independent Reviewer responsible for the review into workplace health and safety in Queensland, commissioned in response to two tragic incidents in October
Heavy transport operators, together with all Australian businesses that consign, pack, load or receive goods that are transported by a heavy vehicle, need to be aware of the amendments to the chain of responsibility provisions in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) that are expected to commence in mid-2018.
An unpaid seller’s statutory right to reclaim goods in transit is called stoppage in transitu. Failing to comply with a notice of stoppage in transitu can have serious financial consequences for transport providers.
From 1 July 2017, the Farm Business Debt Mediation Act 2017 (Qld) will require mortgagees to offer to engage in mediation with mortgagor farmers before commencing any enforcement action to recover outstanding farm business debts.
The Queensland Government recently announced that it will release a further 395 square kilometres of land in the Surat Basin region of southwest Queensland for further gas development.
In the recent decision of Lynette Bayly [2017] FWC 1886, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued interim orders preventing the employer from finalising a workplace investigation or imposing any disciplinary action until the employee’s workplace bullying application is heard.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has recently confirmed that, following a period of bargaining in good faith, an employer is entitled to cease negotiations and put its best and final offer to its employees for a vote.
In the much awaited decision of Fair Work Ombudsman v Blue Impression Pty Ltd [2017] FCCA 810, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has successfully prosecuted an accounting firm for its involvement in a client’s breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has criticised Komatsu Forklift Australia Pty Ltd’s HR department for fundamental failures of due process in its dismissal, via email, of a worker who had been absent due to mental health issues.
In the recent decision of Lynette Bayly [2017] FWC 1886, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued interim orders preventing the employer from finalising a workplace investigation or imposing any disciplinary action until the employee’s workplace bullying application is heard.
The Fair Work Commission (FWC) has recently confirmed that, following a period of bargaining in good faith, an employer is entitled to cease negotiations and put its best and final offer to its employees for a vote.
In the much awaited decision of Fair Work Ombudsman v Blue Impression Pty Ltd [2017] FCCA 810, the Fair Work Ombudsman (FWO) has successfully prosecuted an accounting firm for its involvement in a client’s breaches of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth).
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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