Prior to the September 2013 election, the Coalition released their Paid Parental Leave Policy (“the Policy”) which aims to “give mothers six months leave based on their actual wage”.
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The National Employment Standards
The National Employment Standards (“NES”) cover everyone in the national workplace system. Because this covers most employees in businesses in Australia, it doesn’t matter what State you work in, you will have the same rights and obligations.
Sexting: Do your children know the consequences?
Sexting is the colloquial term used when sending sexual pictures via text message or uploading onto the internet.
Redundancy: The Facts
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The National Employment Standards (NES) cover everyone in the national workplace relations system, which in Queensland includes those employed by a company, sole-trader, partnership, or other unincorporated and non-trading corporations.
Speed Alert: 1km Over – You can be Fined
On 18 June 2013, the Queensland Police Commissioner Ian Stewart announced that the Queensland Police will be cracking down on speed tolerances to motorists exceeding the speed limit.
Buying off-the-plan
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Buying off-the-plan is a reality for many people looking to purchase units or apartments. This basically means that you are buying a unit or apartment in a building that hasn’t yet been constructed.
Debt Collection
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Debt Collection. It’s a term business owners sometimes dread thinking about. It can seem complex, difficult and time consuming. But it doesn’t have to be. We’ve put together a list of tips to ensure you have good debt recovery strategies in place to recover the money you’ve worked hard for.
Exclusion Clauses – Are you really safe?
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The Supreme Court of Western Australia recently determined an appeal involving the transportation of a drill rig that was damaged when it fell from the low-loader trailer carrying it, onto the ground.
Class Actions
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Definition Class Action: Legal proceedings allowing the claims of many individuals against the same defendant, arising out of the same or similar circumstances, to be conducted by a single representative – Butterworths Concise Australian LegalDictionary, 3rd ed. Positives of Class Actions Class actions bring together a group of people…
‘Material Changes’ to Off-the-plan Contracts
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Queensland Law Community title scheme developments are governed by the Body Corporate and Community Management Act 1997 (Qld) (“BCCMA”). The Act purports to “provide an appropriate level of consumer protection for intending buyers of lots included in community title schemes”.…
News
Tip’s for co-parenting after separation
Identification Requirements for property transactions- Discretionary trusts – what happens with the assets in the trust when you die?
Government addresses REIQ concerns over new tenancy laws Bill
Expansion of Macrossan & Amiet
Promotion Announcement
False Comments on Facebook results in order for damages
