Victorian Windfall Gains Tax Update

Our article dated 10 January 2023 set out some of the basic concepts around the new Windfall Gains Tax ("WGT") set to be introduced from 1 July 2023. In this short update we highlight some more detail on the WGT. The taxable...

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Truck Drivers found to be contractors, lose claim for super

Last year, the High Court made two important decisions that significantly altered the test differentiating employees and contractors. Businesses scrambled to make sure their contracts properly reflected their relationships with em...

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Building Orders – a limitation on Municipal Building Surveyor powers

When a Victorian Council undertakes an inspection of a property, it may discover building works that do not comply with the Building Act 1993 (Vic) (the Act) and Building Regulations 2018  (Vic) (the Regulations) and issue a buil...

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Winds of Change – Victorian Government introduces new Windfall Gains Tax

Windfall Gains Tax is a new Victorian State Government tax on land set to be introduced from 1 July 2023. The tax will be triggered where the value of land increases 'due to the actions of government'. In this context, the 'action...

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Contractors penalised for bid rigging – a high price to pay!

Two roof tiling companies and their sole directors have been penalised $420,000 in Federal Court proceedings for illegal cartel conduct. The directors admitted that they breached cartel laws by bid rigging two slate roofing projec...

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Bank guarantees as security for performance

Bank guarantees are now more widely used than ever and most people involved in business and property transactions have come across them in one form or another. Nevertheless, we still see many instances of misunderstanding and unce...

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