The Full Court of the Federal Court has upheld an appeal by Flight Centre against findings that it attempted to induce price fixing arrangements, and ordered that the penalty of ...
The Full Court of the Federal Court has upheld an appeal by Flight Centre against findings that it attempted to induce price fixing arrangements, and ordered that the penalty of $11 million be set aside.
The chain of responsibility provisions in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) are currently under review.
Welcome amendments to the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) have reduced red tape for businesses by amending the definition of ‘PPS Lease’ under section 13(1)(e) of the PPSA.
The ACT Industrial Court has found Kenoss Contractors Pty Ltd (in liquidation) liable for safety breaches under the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (ACT) following the death of a truck driver. Kenoss was fined $1.1 million.
Peter Francis Colbert, the sole director of Colbert Transport, was charged with one count of manslaughter, and one count of endangering a life, as a result of failing to properly maintain the brakes in vehicles operated by Colbert Transport.
The Queensland Parliament has recently passed legislative changes amending the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL). The amendments were assented to on 24 September 2015.
Welcome amendments to the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 (PPSA) have reduced red tape for businesses by amending the definition of ‘PPS Lease’ under section 13(1)(e) of the PPSA.
The Federal Court has again imposed pecuniary penalties on trustees of an SMSF for breaches of the Superannuation Industry (Supervision) Act 1993 (SIS Act).
After an extensive consultation process, the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has issued a 71 page draft Order entitled the Draft Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016.
In a decision released by the Full Bench of the Fair Work Commission this week (Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union – Construction and General Division v Port Kembla Coal Terminal Limited [2015] FWCFB 4075), the last word was had on the argument between the CFMEU and Port Kembla Coal
The Fair Work Commission has ordered a property manager not to make contact with two employees who were found to have been bullied by the manager. The manager has also been ordered not to enter the workplace while the two employees are at work or to access their portfolios. The
In a recent decision of the Full Federal Court in CFMEU v Endeavour Coal Pty Ltd FCAFC 76 the employer’s removal of an employee from the weekend work roster because of the employee’s unreliable and unpredictable work attendance due to personal/carer’s leave did not constitute a breach of the general
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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