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Top 10 HR Issues of 2020
While 2019 saw a number of changes across the employment landscape that have had a significant impact on
‘Black Summer’ Royal Commission could redefine Commonwealth, State and local government roles, responsibilities and powers around natural disasters
After close to four months of battling bushfires in New South Wales and Victoria and confronting devastating loss
Annualised wage arrangements: Have you considered all of your options?
Effective 1 March 2020, new annualised wage provisions will be inserted into a number of modern awards. As
Responsible lending – updated guidance and practical considerations
Lenders’ responsible lending obligations have been a fluid topic in the wake of the Hayne Royal Commission’s final
Discretionary Trusts to be automatically deemed foreign trusts – Victoria and NSW
The Victorian State Revenue Office (SRO) has come out with an announcement that from 1 March 2020 it
Mortgagees and verifying mortgagors’ identities – a time of change
On 18 December 2019, the Australian Registrars National Electronic Conveyancing Council (ARNECC) released a consultation draft of version
Mortgage Brokers – You could be up for $1.05M in fines from 1 July 2020
On 6 February 2020, the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response – Protecting Consumers (2019 Measures) Bill
Council pays the price for taking enforcement action against the wrong party
Background Gold Coast City Council (Council) issued an enforcement notice to the owner of a lot in a
You’re Out of Time … Start Again
In Supreme Renovators Pty Ltd v Logan City Council [2019] QPEC 63 the applicant attempted to convince the Planning
Clarification of Exemptions for Vegetation Clearing for Bushfire Management Activities
The previous arrangement surrounding clearing vegetation for bushfire management activities was confusing. The Planning (Spit Master Plan and
Ban on High-Rise Development at The Spit
The Spit Master Plan in 2019 was adopted by the Queensland Government in 2019 after an extensive 18
Brexit – where to next for your IP Rights in the EU and UK?
After years of debate, tears and cheers, the UK’s Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020 received its Royal Assent on
