Think twice before dismissing employees on Workers’ Compensation
In Brief Employers seeking to terminate an employee on Workers’ Compensation within the probationary period should take note of a recent decision…
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Publishing winding up notices — avoiding duplication of costs
In Brief Changes to the way most corporate insolvency notices have to be published came into effect on 1 July 2012. The…
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Redundancy
Introduction Many employers struggle with issues around redundancy. For example, when and if they can make a person redundant and if…
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Open for Registration of Interest… PPSA — The Ups and Downs of Transition
Pre- and post-PPSA interests. Out with the old? Not quite. It’s now just over four months since the commencement of the…
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Enforcing Trade Restraints — Two year restraint can be reasonable
Introduction Employers commonly include restraint of trade clauses in contracts of employment to seek to protect themselves from their employees…
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New National Business Names Register — Do I need to do anything?
A New System A new national business names registration service commenced on 28 May 2012. The new service replaces the previous State…
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Some caveats may compromise a mortgagee power of sale
In Brief Some caveats registered on the title to real property can create obstacles to the conveyancing process in a mortgagee…
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Changes to insolvency notices publication requirements
In Brief The Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) has announced that changes to the way most corporate insolvency notices need…
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First round of amendments to the Privacy Act introduced into Parliament
On 23 May 2012, the Commonwealth Government introduced its legislation to implement the first stage of its reforms to Australia’s…
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First steps to reform Australian privacy laws
Recently, on 24 June 2010, the Federal Cabinet Secretary, Senator the Honourable Joe Ludwig, released exposure draft legislation that Government…
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