Hutchison Ports Dispute a Timely Reminder to Review Terms and Conditions

Few industries are impacted by industrial action as often or as significantly as freight and logistics. Industrial action slows supply chains, increase costs and can cause significant losses. Now the dust has settled on the recent...

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Employers Take Note: Safety Audits and Your Duty of Care

Govic v Boral Australian Gypsum Ltd [2015] VSCA 130, demonstrates yet again the extremely high standards an employer must adopt if it is to avoid liability. The appellant worker was an experienced and capable tradesman who supp...

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Waste Levy Reforms – EPA Tightens the Rules

All scheduled waste facilities in the regulated area are now liable to pay the levy, including storage, treatment and transfer facilities. The Protection of the Environment Operations (Waste) Amendment (Contributions) Regulatio...

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Official Australian Trusted Trader Programme Questionnaire Registered

A key element of the Australian Trusted Trader Programme will be satisfactory completion of a self-assessment questionnaire. This is the first major step towards obtaining full Australian Trusted Trader accreditation. The quest...

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VCAT Advisory Opinion Limits the Cost of Essential Safety Measures to Commercial and Retail Tenants

To help Victorian leaseholders and landlords avoid disputes, new guidance has been issued about the limits on maintenance and repair costs a landlord can pass on to tenants. On 1 May 2015, Justice Garde, a Supreme Court Judge a...

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Major changes to SA workers compensation

1 July 2015 heralded major changes to the Workers Compensation scheme in South Australia; many of these changes revolve around the concept of "serious injury". The Return to Work Act 2014 replaces the Workers Rehabilitation and C...

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