The Government announced in September last year its intention to require providers of debt management companies to hold an Australian Credit Licence in order to carry on their businesses. Treasury has just finished consulting o...

On 10 December 2020 Parliament passed the Financial Sector Reform (Hayne Royal Commission Response) Bill 2020, which included, amongst other changes, the establishment an industry-wide deferred sales model (DSM) for add-on insur...

Section 203A of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) (a replaceable rule) provides that a director may resign by giving written notice of the resignation to the company at its registered office. For companies with a Constitution, most ...

Guidance for the vaccine roll out in Australian workplaces was released by the Federal Government on 19 February 2021.  This took place via a media release from Christian Porter, Minister for Industrial Relations and updated guid...

The temporary COVID-19 exemptions regarding virtual AGMs and signing and sending electronic documents has been extended until 15 September 2021, Federal Treasurer the Hon Josh Frydenberg MP has announced. Importantly, the an...

Extension On 14 December 2020, the Victorian Small Business Commission confirmed that the Victorian Covid-19 rent relief scheme for retail and commercial leases, which was due to expire on 31 December, would be further extended t...