During 2018 Workplace Health and Safety Queensland formed the Stone Benchtop Audit Program and introduced general warnings regarding, specifically, silicosis. This program was in response to WorkCover claims made by several Queensland based workers concerning silicosis….
As part of the 2021-22 Budget, the Federal Government announced a proposal that would enable small business entities (including sole traders) with an annual turnover of less than $10 million to apply to the Administrative Appeals…
The Defamation (Model Provisions) and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2021 (‘the Queensland Bill’) has been introduced to Parliament and, if passed, the amendments to the Defamation Act 2005 (Qld) (‘the Act’) are proposed to commence on 1 July 2021. The…
After a number of years in the coming, the Federal Government’s Treasury Laws Amendment (Combating Illegal Phoenixing) Bill 2019 was enacted last year, and commenced on 1 April 2020. One of the most significant measures under the new…
Often, one of the most contested clauses of any commercial lease is the clause that determines what condition the premises must be in when returned to the lessor. Generally speaking, these types of clauses are called…
