Motor dealers and manufacturers in New South Wales will need to review their contracts for a new measure of unfairness in light of the new Motor Dealers and Repairers Act ...
The National Transport Commission of Australia (NTC) is developing model laws aimed at harmonising Australian legislation with respect to heavy vehicles (with gross vehicle mass of over 4.5 tonnes). New ...
Motor dealers and manufacturers in New South Wales will need to review their contracts for a new measure of unfairness in light of the new Motor Dealers and Repairers Act 2013 (NSW) (Act). The legislation commenced on 27 November 2013 and deals with unfair terms and unjust conduct in contracts
The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) will commence in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria, South Australia and Tasmania on 10 February 2014. The HVNL will apply to all vehicles over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass.
New legal requirements imposed by the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal will significantly affect many transport operators from 1 May 2014.
Cooper Grace Ward’s tranpsort and logistics team can help transport businesses protect themselves with comprehensive consignment notes and all aspects of contractual agreements.
Every road transport operator in Australia would be familiar with the use of conditions of carriage to attempt to exclude liability for loss of or damage to goods being carried. It is often impractical or inconvenient to have customers sign the fine print conditions on the reverse of consignment notes
The National Transport Commission of Australia (NTC) is developing model laws aimed at harmonising Australian legislation with respect to heavy vehicles (with gross vehicle mass of over 4.5 tonnes). New national legislation is anticipated to come into force on 1 January 2013. The proposed Heavy Vehicle National Laws (HVNL) are
Fair Work Australia dismissed a truck driver’s unfair dismissal claim after finding that termination of his employment for falsifying his fatigue management records was not unfair.
The Queensland Transport Operations (Road Use Management) Act 1995 has been amended by the Heavy Vehicle Speed Compliance Act with the insertion of a new Chapter 5D in the Act. The new provisions are effective from 1 July 2010 and adopt national reforms in this area, which have been developed
Transport companies need to ensure they are correctly paying GST when they receive any form of government rebate. Not all government payments will attract GST.
The GST treatment of supplies relating to international transport is set to change from 1 July 2010.
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.