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Federal Government releases new Competition and Consumer Law Bill that will benefit dealers

On 28 September 2022, the Federal Parliament tabled the Treasury Laws Amendment (More Competition, Better Prices) Bill 2022 (Bill) which,…

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Sporting and racing clubs – tax-exempt status update

On 14 September 2022, the ATO released The Commissioner of Taxation’s Ruling TR 2022/2: Income tax: the games and sport…

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Dismissals for out of hours conduct. Can employers discipline employees for their behaviour outside of work? 

Misconduct out of hours In this age of social media and global interconnectivity, employees are taking their work with them…

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Differential emissions licensing: WA Department of Water and Environmental Regulation is open to fundamental structural change.

The 2020 amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1986 (WA) (EP Act), involved some minor amendments but not major conceptual…

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What constitutes ‘creation or alteration of access to a road in a Transport Zone’? – Peninsula Blue revisited

The 8 September 2022 decision of the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (Tribunal) in Curie v Mornington Peninsula Shire Council…

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Industry Update: Changes to Annualised Wages and Rates in the Restaurant and Hospitality Industry

Key Points As of 1 September 2022 there have been changes to how employers can annualise wages under the Restaurant…

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