In March, Australian businesses faced the impacts of Covid-19 and Government restrictions aimed at combatting the spread of the virus, which were being introduced quickly and before the JobKeeper scheme and other initiatives to su...

The COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergency Measures) (Electronic Signing and Witnessing) Regulations 2020 were introduced on 11 May 2020 and can be accessed here. These were issued following the introduction of the COVID-19 Omnibus (Emergenc...

What payments are available to employers under the JobKeeper scheme? When is an employer eligible? When is an employee eligible? How do Employers nominate to participate? "One In All In" – An employer cannot pick and choose ...

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in a rapidly changing working environment, which has required companies to constantly pivot and adapt. In particular, signing paper documents in accordance with the law has become particularly ch...

In a move that goes against the negative news surrounding international trade, the Indonesian Government in early May ratified the Indonesia-Australia Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement.  This free trade agreement (FTA)...

In recent days, China has announced trade restrictive measures in respect of Australian agricultural exports.  Many are linking the measures to Australia being one of the first and most vocal countries calling for a probe into th...