Contributors: Mark Fowler Chris Mills 4 November 2016 In this update: Consumer Protection Law Extended to Small Businesses from 12 November 2016 Can Employees Refuse to Perform Higher Duties? Are you Consumer Law ready? Who Does the New Law Cover? Unfair Contract terms legislation will be expanded to cover the operations of small businesses […]
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Written by: Mark Fowler 15 December 2016 The Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) released its ‘Australian Charities Report 2015’ (the Report) yesterday. The Report highlights some very exciting news about the health of the Not-for-profit sector. Some of the most pertinent of which are noted below. New Additions The Report, for the first time,
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Written by: Tien Nguyen 6 December 2016 1. New Forms for Retail Shop Leases in Queensland Further to our update entitled ‘Changes to Retail Shop Leases in Queensland’ from June this year (‘June Update’), we note that the Retail Shop Leases Amendment Act 2016 (Qld) commenced on 25 November 2016. As a result of the
Written by: Mark Fowler 5 December 2016 The Productivity Commission has today released its Report ‘Introducing Competition and Informed User Choice into Human Services: Identifying Sectors for Reform’. The Productivity Commission identified six areas as a matter of priority ‘where outcomes could be improved both for people who use human services, and the community as
