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...

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...

The Department of Immigration and Border Protection launched The Australian Trusted Trader Programme yesterday in Melbourne, marking another important step on the path to a new trade environment. Australian Trusted Trader is a pr...

The China Free Trade Agreement (FTA) is the customs and trade topic dominating headlines at the moment, and it makes sense given China is our biggest trading partner. However, there are a number of other recent and important custo...

In a decision that received relatively little media attention recently, the Fair Work Commission ("FWC") has made a significant ruling that will affect annual leave entitlements and how excessive annual leave accruals may be deal...

If you contract with small businesses here are some things you need to know about proposed new unfair contract laws. What is changing? The Government has released an exposure draft of a bill will amend the Competition and Consum...