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Product Safety Update – new recall guidelines released and first penalties issued under button battery safety standards 

In line with its annual priorities, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), has recently taken some big steps towards…

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Structuring a CRC: Options for corporate structure, intellectual property, tax and winding up

With the Commonwealth due to announce the successful bids moving through to Stage 2 of Round 24 of its Cooperative…

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Updated guidelines for Medical Board of Australia practitioners performing cosmetic surgery and procedures

An extensive update to the Medical Board of Australia’s (Medical Board) Guidelines for Registered Medical Practitioners Who Perform Cosmetic Surgery and…

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Creditor-Defeating Dispositions – ASIC’s new administrative powers

To combat illegal phoenixing activity, ASIC has been granted increased powers which give the regulator the ability to make orders…

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When is a refusal to complete a rehabilitation plan unreasonable? – Grima and K&S Freighters [2023] AATA 769 (17 April 2023)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) recently found that an employee’s failure to complete the final element of his then existing…

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Victorian Budget 2023-24: State taxation impact

On 23 May 2023 the Victorian Government released the 2023-24 State Budget, with significant changes and impact for the Victorian…

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