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Here, we provide an update on the case featured in Lessons Learned From Teacher Unfair Dismissal Claims about an interesting decision involving a school religious education coordinator (“GM”) who was suspended and stood down by the...
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As of 1 August 2015, all waste facilities, including waste facilities that do not pay waste levy contributions, must now annually report the amount of waste handled, in accordance with the Waste Levy Guidelines. The...
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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) Regulation 2014 commenced on the...
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On 1 July 2015, new monitoring and licensing requirements commenced for waste tyres and asbestos waste within New South Wales. Consignors, transporters and occupiers of premises that receive waste tyres and asbestos waste should now...
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The hope for the Trans-Pacific Partnership is that it will be the world’s largest free trade agreement, covering 40% of global GDP. The agreement would cover goods, services and non-tariff barriers to trade. Negotiations in...
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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 questionnaire has been officially...
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On 20 March 2015, His Honour Justice Garde handed down judgment in the matter of Dustday Investments Pty Ltd v Minister for Planning and Melbourne City Council.1 Solomon Lew is a director of Dustday Investments...
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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...
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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...
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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 programme under...
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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...
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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 dealt with,...