News
Making a Will can ensure your estate is distributed according to your wishes
Are you over 18 years of age and haven’t yet made a valid Will? If this is you, do you know what happens to your estate after your passing?
High Court of Australia sets aside Pre-Nuptial Agreements
In what’s being considered a landmark ruling of the High Court of Australia, the facts of the case highlights the importance of both parties obtaining legal advice prior to having a Binding Financial Agreement prepared and prior to signing.
Are your Smoke Alarms Compliant?
Are you aware of the changes to smoke alarm laws and how they will affect you?
New Criminal Offence “Industrial Manslaughter”
A new Industrial Manslaughter offence came into effect on 23 October 2017 following recent high-profile workplace tragedies including those at Dreamworld and Eagle Farm last year.
Queensland Court finds unsent text message counts as a Will
Does a Will drafted on your phone/mobile device count as a valid Will? The Supreme Court Queensland has again been required to rule whether a draft text message saved to a phone is a valid Will.
Fly-In Fly-Out Workforces Banned
The Queensland Government recently passed new laws regarding FIFO and DIDO workforces.
Mackay Tops Lost Superannuation
Mackay was recently listed as one of the areas which has a large amount of lost/unclaimed Superannuation.
Proserpine Office News
Over the last few weeks there have been some changes to our Proserpine administration team. We welcome Debbie to the Macrossan & Amiet team and the return of Claire.
DIY Will Kit proves Unnecessarily Expensive
Do you have a properly drafted Will? In a recent District Court case, Floyd v Floyd & ORS, Judge Andrews had to interpret a number of ambiguous clauses in a DIY Will Kit which had been completed by the deceased.









