No Good Deed Goes Unpunished

The case of Tjoputra v Secretary, Attorney-General's Department [2021] AATA 1596 illustrates a "decision accordingly to law producing a result which is both unfair and unjust". That was the unedifying description given to it by th...

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Consultation to update and modernise the ePayments Code

ASIC is undertaking a further round of consultation in connection with its review of the ePayments Code. Back in March 2019, ASIC issued a Consultation Paper 310 (review of the ePayments Code). It then consulted widely with ind...

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Changes to the Australian Consumer Law

From 1 July 2021, amendments to the Australian Consumer Law (ACL) definition of "consumer" will significantly extend consumer protections. The definition – the current form of which has been in place since 1986 – was, among...

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Fair Work Commission decides Deliveroo riders are employees. What about the rest of the gig economy?

On 18 May 2021, the Fair Work Commission decided that a Deliveroo food delivery motorbike rider was an employee, not a contractor, and that his dismissal by email had been unfair.  Deliveroo was ordered to reinstate the worker an...

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Deal or No Deal?

There have been two recent cases in the Fair Work Commission where the employee has challenged the settlement reached at conciliation. In one, the deal was undone and in the other, the employee was held to the terms of the settlem...

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Federal Court of Appeal Gunns down peak indebtedness rule

On 24 June 2021 the Federal Court handed down a second decision which provides further updates to this case.  Read our analysis here. Introduction In a major blow to liquidators, on 10 May 2021 the Federal Court Appeal in Baden...

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