After extensive industry consultation, legislation to amend the chain of responsibility provisions in the Heavy Vehicle National Law is likely to come before the Queensland Parliament (as the host jurisdiction) ...
After extensive industry consultation, legislation to amend the chain of responsibility provisions in the Heavy Vehicle National Law is likely to come before the Queensland Parliament (as the host jurisdiction) later this year.
Recently the Fair Work Commission (FWC) issued a number of determinations that alter the Road Transport (Long Distance Operations) Award 2010 and the Road Transport and Distribution Award 2010.
There have been a number of recent cases considering employers’ obligations when dealing with suspected or known drug and alcohol use by employees.
Contractual indemnities are a common feature in transport services agreements, including in subcontracting agreements and labour hire agreements.
The New South Wales Industrial Relations Commission has varied the General Carriers Contract Determination to expand the Determination’s coverage and impose new obligations on owner drivers and the principal contractors that engage them.
Companies, and their directors and officers, can face significant financial penalties in relation to environmental incidents.
New unfair contracts laws that apply to small businesses may result in exclusion and limitation clauses being unenforceable from 12 November 2016.
Following the vote in the Senate last night, the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal will be abolished and the Road Safety Remuneration Act 2012 (Cth) repealed.
On Friday evening 1 April 2016, the Federal Court in Brisbane (on the application of NatRoad) granted a stay of the Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Order (2016 RSRO) until further order of the Court.
The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has issued its final Contractor Driver Minimum Payments Order Road Safety Remuneration Order 2016 which mandates minimum rates of payment for ‘contractor drivers’ and imposes significant obligations on businesses that engage ‘contractor drivers’ directly or contract with a third party that engages ‘contractor drivers’.
In a decision earlier this month, the New South Wales Supreme Court ordered Sims Group Australia Ltd and Delta Pty Ltd to pay compensation to New South Wales Roads and Maritime Services arising from a breach of load dimensional requirements that led to substantial damage to Sydney’s M5 tunnel. The
The chain of responsibility provisions in the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) are currently under review.
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.