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The Building Code of Australia (BCA) is part of the the National Construction Code (NCC).

Employers must take the principles of fairness into consideration when making decisions regarding standing down employees.

It would be unreasonable to require workers to choose between personal beliefs and corporate opinion without good reason.

Directors have both statutory rights and common law rights to access company books.

Directors and officers of Australian corporations face ever-increasing exposure to claims.

This article looks at some of the issues arising from this communication style when it comes to terminating employment.

The impact of COVID-19 is constantly evolving, and is impacting businesses in many different ways.

For employees affected by bullying and harassment, there are options other than workers' compensation.

Christmas is the season for many things, including inappropriate behaviour in the workplace. Employers need to be aware that sexual harassment claims can result from actions which spring from the best intentions. What one person considers to be friendly behaviour can be seen by others as offensive and inappropriate.

In most workplaces, the mere act of swearing itself is unlikely to provide a sound basis for termination of employment.

How you terminate an employee can be a minefield, with many employers appearing before the FWC when they got it wrong.

If an employer does not act on complaints of discriminatory, harassing or bullying comments, they may be held liable.

The article looks at the impact of domestic violence on financial cases, such as property settlements and contributions.

In our experience, whilst most directors know the nature of a Statutory Demand (that is, a demand for a payment), the consequences of failing to deal with a Statutory Demand expediently are not always understood.

The World Anti-Doping Agency lodged an appeal against 34 current and former players of the Essendon Football Club.

New South Wales has introduced sweeping reforms to real estate agent conduct through the Property and Stock Agents Amendment Act 2026, dramatically increasing penalties for underquoting and exploitative practices. The legislation imposes new procedural requirements including mandatory Statements of Information, stricter price advertising rules, and penalties reaching up to $110,000 or three times commission earned.

To assist SMEs, NSW has re-introduced the COVID-19 rent relief scheme for retail and commercial tenants.