China commences anti-dumping investigation against Australian wine

What is dumping and what do wine exporters need to do now? The announcement that China has commence an anti-dumping investigation into Australia wine has come as a surprise many.  Dumping is associated with unfair tactics and ...

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Landlords’ “Super Priority” for unpaid rent of insolvent tenants

Introduction With the full impact of Stage 4 Restrictions on Victorian businesses yet to be felt, the Federal Court of Australia decision in Ford (Administrator), in the matter of The PAS Group Limited (Administrators Appointed) ...

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Extension of temporary COVID-19 Corporations Act amendments

On 31 July 2020, the Treasurer, Josh Frydenberg, announced that the Morrison Government would extend certain features of the temporary Coronavirus response legislation for a further 6 months. Until 21 March 2021, company direct...

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JobKeeper 2.0: New payments structure confirmed with continued flexibility expected to follow

After much speculation, the Federal government announced the extension of the JobKeeper payment scheme, JobKeeper 2.0, on 21 July 2020, to assist businesses to recover following the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. The scheme ...

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Using your super powers: Why you should register your interests to obtain PMSI super priority

Introduction In March 2020, the Federal Government introduced measures to reduce financial pressure on businesses and individuals caused by COVID-19, including Job Keeper and extensions of time to comply with statutory demands a...

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Brace yourselves… ‘Director Identification Numbers’ are coming!

On 12 June 2020, the Federal Parliament passed the Treasury Laws Amendment (Registries Modernisation and Other Measures) Bill 2019, which establishes a lifetime registration system for company directors with the aim of combating i...

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