From 1 June 2015, the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (‘QBCC’) will have the power to pursue building industry subcontractors for defective works that they complete.
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It’s Back… Schoolies & Toolies
If you’re like me, one of six children, then you probably think that your parents were so much stricter with the older children then they were with your younger siblings.
Building and Construction Industries Payment Act : The Recent Mistakes, Challenges and the Implications to You
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Two recent decisions in relation to the same matter handed down by the superior Courts of Queensland have once again highlighted the difficulties faced by claimants and respondents in relation to the Building and Construction Industries Payments Act 2004 (Qld) (The Act).
Employee or Contractor – The Risks of Sham Contracting
In our March edition, we published an article which discussed some of the implications that face employers who, either deliberately or mistakenly, treat their workers as independent contractors when they should in fact be treated as employees. This type of…
