On 27 September 2021 the Full Bench upheld the dismissal of an employee who refused to get vaccinated. In Jennifer Kimber v Sapphire Coast Community Aged Care [2021] FWCFB the majority held that the employee's refusal to get vacci...

From 1 January 2022, Victorian councils seeking financial assistance will be able to take advantage of the new Local Council Lending Framework (new Framework). Under the new Framework, councils will have access to a low interest l...

Regulatory breach reporting is a concept that has been in and out of favour since the FSR reforms of twenty years ago.  After the introduction in March 2002 of the breach reporting obligation of Australian Financial Services Lice...

The Australian Consumer Law and ASIC Act each contain identical provisions that give consumers and small business the right to have contract terms in standard form contracts declared to be void if they: cause a significant im...

The heading might well be regarded as an “oxymoron” but at least it is eye catching. The following law reforms commence in October 2021, affecting both financial services providers and providers of credit services: R...

In a watershed moment for trade unions and their plight against outsourcing, the Federal Court has delivered its decision in Transport Workers Union of Australia v Qantas Airways Limited. On 30 July 2021 the Federal Court held ...