Earlier this year, the Full Federal Court decision of AP Group Limited v Commissioner of Taxation [2013] FCAFC 105 clarified GST liability in relation to certain motor vehicle incentive payments. The Court held that fleet rebates ...

An Australian court of appeal has confirmed that there is an implied term of mutual trust and confidence in all employment contracts unless there are express terms in a contract which are inconsistent with that implied term. Impo...

The Minister also announced the initiation of the Commission's first investigations into the alleged dumping of peaches from South Africa and of tomatoes from Italy. Official launch of the Commission As part of the Federal Gover...

On 3 July 2013, the Australian Customs and Border Protection Service ("Customs") released its Blueprint for Reform 2013-2018. This follows an announcement late last year by the Minister for Home Affairs, the Hon Jason Clare, th...

The Federal Government is currently undertaking a review of the franchising laws, in particular, the efficacy of the 2008 and 2010 amendments to the Franchising Code of Conduct ("Franchising Code").  A four-month industry re...

The Federal Coalition has announced its much-awaited industrial relations policy.  Essentially, it proposes to maintain the "Fair Work" industrial relations framework introduced by the current Federal Government but to make what ...