The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) regulates the use of heavy vehicles (vehicles with a GVM or ATM of more than 4.5 tonnes) on roads in all states of Australia ...
The Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) regulates the use of heavy vehicles (vehicles with a GVM or ATM of more than 4.5 tonnes) on roads in all states of Australia except Western Australia.
The Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 was passed yesterday, Parliament’s last sitting date for this year.
Trucking website Australian Transport News has published an article urging industry members to obtain information regarding the new unfair contract provisions in the Australian Consumer Law that commenced operation last week.
A recent case before the New South Wales Court of Appeal illustrates the possible pitfalls when entering into an agreement for the sale of a ‘vehicle with work’.
The Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 has now been passed. The amendments are set to commence across all states and territories (other than Western Australia and the Northern Territory) in late 2017.
In the recent case of Shane Clayton v Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Ltd [2016] FWC 4724, the Fair Work Commission (FWC) found that an employee who consumed cannabis before attending work was not unfairly dismissed for breach of the employer’s ‘zero tolerance’ drug and alcohol policy.
The recent case of Matton Developments Pty Ltd v CGU Insurance Ltd [2016] QCA 208 demonstrates the difficulties faced by insurers seeking to argue that a policy does not respond because of the reckless actions of the insured.
The National Transport Commission (NTC) is currently reviewing the investigative and enforcement powers under the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and their application by enforcement agencies.
The new unfair contract laws that cover standard form small business contracts are set to commence on 12 November 2016.
Why is the law being amended and how are these changes being made?
The Heavy Vehicle National Law and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2016 has now been introduced in the Queensland Parliament.
A recent case before the Administrative Appeals Tribunal shows that, even when injuries are found to have been sustained in the course of employment, an employee can have no entitlement to compensation.
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.