On 25 March 2019 the International Institute of Marine Surveying (IIMS) made a submission to the Senate Committee inquiry into the performance of AMSA Standing…
Pragma11 June, 2019
Source: AMMA Under the Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (Act), eligible employees of ‘national system employers’ can lodge a claim with the Fair Work Commission…
Pragma1 May, 2019
The schedule to the Heavy Vehicle National Law Act 2012 (Qld), which implements the Heavy Vehicle National Law (HVNL) and embodies the concept of Chain…
Pragma24 April, 2019
Source: NewsCorp Australia A recent decision of the Federal Court has awarded $850,000 in damages to actor Geoffrey Rush, with further damages to be assessed…
Pragma12 April, 2019
On 1 April 2019 the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) effectively struck out two key clauses from a contract of a major terminal operator…
Pragma3 April, 2019
In the decision of Bradley Mark Lum v MV Developments (Lane Cove) Pty Ltd (in Liq) (No 2), handed down in 2018, liquidators were held personally…
Pragma22 March, 2019
A recent Federal Court of Australia decision shed some light on the requirements for remuneration of liquidators. A copy of the decision can be found…
Pragma24 March, 2019
The Personal Property Securities Register (PPSR) is a national online register that provides information to help protect consumers when they are buying personal property and…
Pragma27 February, 2019
A recent decision of the Victorian Supreme Court of Appeal confirms a view that a Court will not merely rubber stamp a settlement reached by…
Pragma20 March, 2019