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Profile: Kerry Kennell

July 11, 2012

Kerry commenced with Macrossan & Amiet Solicitors in May 2012 as a Graduate Solicitor, after being admitted as a Legal Practitioner by the Supreme Court of Queensland in April 2012. Kerry has worked as a legal graduate in an in-house…

Fishing & Marine Safety Regulations in Queensland – Recent Changes

May 29, 2012

Paul Formosa

The Easter long weekend, along with reasonably favourable weather conditions, saw packed car parks, busy boat ramps and crowded waterways right up the Queensland coast; especially so in our back yard of the Mackay Region and the Whitsundays. The Queensland…

Performance Management of Employees and the Risk of Adverse Action Claims

May 29, 2012

Jodie Sanders-Bond

May 2012

The adverse action provisions of the Fair Work Act 2009 (Act) have potentially wide reaching implications for employers when it comes to the performance management and discipline of employees. The Act prohibits an employer from taking an adverse action against…

Registration of a Company – Benefits and Burdens

May 29, 2012

Macrossan & Amiet

Paul Stasuik

By Paul Stasuik The Global Financial Crisis has changed the way a number of employees now think about, and define, job security. A few have decided to take control of their employment and strike out into the world of business:…

New Duplex Management Regulations : Specified Two-lot Scheme

May 18, 2012

Kayven Mcgrath

Kayven McGrath, Regulations

From the 28 February 2012, the management of duplexes is regulated under The Body Corporate and Community Management (Specified Two-lot Schemes Module) Regulation 2011. The purpose of the new module is to make the day-to-day management of duplexes less complex…

A Tradition Continues

May 18, 2012

Macrossan & Amiet

Another of our trainee solicitors, Paul Formosa, has recently been admitted as a solicitor. Pictured here is Paul with Justice McMeekin (Supreme Court Judge Rockhampton) who presided over Paul’s admission ceremony. Justice McMeekin has had a long association with Macrossan…

Employee vs Contractor – Why it’s Important to Correctly Label Employees

March 21, 2012

Macrossan & Amiet

A recent Federal Court decision provides a strong warning to employers to ensure they do not incorrectly treat employees as independent contractors. In the case of On call Interpreters and Translators Agency Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Taxation (No.3) [2011]…

Profile : Kayven McGrath

March 21, 2012

Kayven Mcgrath

I started at Macrossan & Amiet as a Trainee Solicitor in January. I grew up in Moranbah where I completed my primary and secondary schooling. Whilst growing up I was involved in dancing working my way through the ballet and…

You & Your Business Name – A New National Register

March 21, 2012

Macrossan & Amiet

A new National Business Name Register is expected to commence in May/June 2012. Currently, for businesses operating in Queensland, the Office of Fair Trading keeps the state’s register with each other state or territory having a similar system. Transition to…

Danielle Fitzgerald Admitted as Solicitor

March 20, 2012

Danielle Clarke

The Partners would like to congratulate Danielle Fitzgerald on her Admission as a Solicitor. Danielle recently completed her traineeship as a Solicitor and was admitted as a Legal Practitioner in the Supreme Court in Townsville on 30 January 2012. Danielle…

Profile: Kerry Kennell

Fishing & Marine Safety Regulations in Queensland – Recent Changes

Performance Management of Employees and the Risk of Adverse Action Claims

Registration of a Company – Benefits and Burdens

New Duplex Management Regulations : Specified Two-lot Scheme

A Tradition Continues

Employee vs Contractor – Why it’s Important to Correctly Label Employees

Profile : Kayven McGrath

You & Your Business Name – A New National Register

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