Planning on reviewing your management contracts? Now is the time. New guidelines to increase the accountability and standards of owners' corporation management are set to commence in early 2015. Following a public review by the...

As products evolve, tariff classification becomes increasingly challenging.  This is primarily due to modern products being designed to be multi-functional. Recently, a decision by the Australian Administrative Appeals Tribuna...

Leases that may have previously been considered not subject to the Retail Leases Act 2003 may now be so due to recent court decisions. CB Cold Storage Pty Ltd v Morgan Street Investments Pty Ltd (Retail Tenancies) [2014] VCAT 7...

following are the new fees applicable for registrations from 1 July 2014 and Mortgage Duty information for each Australian State and Territory. [table id=2 /]...

On Wednesday 19th March 2014, the Government introduced a bill into parliament to amend the Personal Property Securities Act 2009 so that leases of serial numbered goods of 90 days or more will no longer be deemed to be personal p...

Recently passed Victorian Government legislation provides clarity on the basis in which annual fees are to be set by Owners Corporations and establishes the procedure for Owners Corporations to follow for levying special fees, upg...