The Australian Consumer Law (‘ACL’) provides for certain statutory guarantees in respect to the supply of goods to consumers which extends not only to the immediate supplier, but also the manufacturer of the goods.
News
Mackay Ring Road Land is now “Taken”.
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The Department of Transport and Main Roads have now resumed the land by publishing the relevant Taking of Land Notice in the Queensland Government Gazette on 12 August 2016 with respect to the Mackay Ring Road. Notices of Intention to Resume land required for the Mackay Ring Road were issued to owners in September 2015. If your land (or a part of it) was taken on that date you no longer own the resumed land.
Migration Law…We can help!
Macrossan & Amiet is pleased to announce that we have recently partnered with Hunt Migration to provide our clients with a range of migration law related services which include Business Visas, Family Visas, Skilled Visas and Employer Sponsored Visas.
What is a Statutory Health Attorney?
Statutory health attorneys’ can make decision in regards to most health care matters, these may range from the consent to surgical treatment to the cessation of life support. However, a statutory health attorney cannot make decisions that would be classed as special health care decisions. A statutory health attorney’s power to act will only begin when the person lacks capacity.
RPS Charity Golf Day
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Over the years Macrossan & Amiet have worked alongside RPS in a range of services to achieve mutual client needs. Whether it be project development, surveying, town planning or any other task, Macrossan & Amiet would like to thank RPS for their community support.
Compensation Claims for Childhood Sexual Abuse
The Queensland State Government are expected to introduced to the Queensland Parliament this month legislation to remove the statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse, which is expected to be passed into Law later this month.
Catastrophic Injury Compensation Laws for Queensland
Prior to 1 July 2016, if a person suffered a serious personal injury in a motor vehicle accident and they were the at fault driver, they faced the prospect of receiving no compensation at all. With the introduction of the National Injury Insurance Scheme, at fault drivers who suffer a serious personal injury will at least have the ability to rely on the Scheme.
The Winchester Foundation
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The Winchester Foundation support many country families and children with their secondary and tertiary education expenses and our firm and I are happy to provide continued support. The Winchester Foundation also supports children from country primary schools to attend the Whitsunday Voices Youth Literature Festival and is a major sponsor of the Isolated Children’s and Parent’s Association State Conference.
Proudly Supporting the Local Community
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We have always believed in the importance of being involved in the community we live and work in. All of our professional staff at the present time, Directors and Solicitors, are involved in a wide variety of community organisations. Over the coming months we intend to feature some updates profiling our Solicitors and their involvement in the community.
