ArticleSignificant award of reasonable notice and the meaning of ‘ordinary pay’Courts confirm an established line of authority on the assessment of reasonable notice of termination of employment.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleFor addition to your "To Do" list before getting (re-)marriedYou should always review and update your will when there is a change in your marital status or personal circumstances.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleWills & Estates FAQsThis article explains two FAQs about wills and superannuation benefits in an estate.AustraliaFamily and MatrimonialCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleServing documents overseas: A quick guideThe publication is a practical guide for serving documents between countries where the Hague Service Convention applies.AustraliaInternational LawCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleHuman Rights Arts and Film Festival (HRAFF) resonates with viewersThe annual HRAFF continues to appeal to audiences with its eclectic mix of confronting and innovative subject matter.AustraliaMedia, Telecoms, IT, EntertainmentCarroll & O'Dea
Article'Lost' charities face ACNC deregistrationIf these "lost" charities do not identify themselves to ACNC by 23 June 2014, they will be automatically deregistered.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleFighting on the job no longer an automatic basis for dismissalDiscussion of Browne v Coles Group Supply Chain Pty Limited [2014] FWC 367.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleOne stop shop for determination of compensation disputes is to be establishedThe government will establish a one stop shop for disputes involving workers compensation and CTP claims in NSW.AustraliaLitigation, Mediation & ArbitrationCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleEducation Law Notes – Term 1, 2020We have a note about the National Redress Scheme and a reminder that schools have until 30 June 2020 to join the Scheme.AustraliaConsumer ProtectionCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleNational Redress Scheme: does joining put government financial assistance at risk?Schools can make redress payments from reserves, assuming that they have spent government funding on normal expenditure.AustraliaConsumer ProtectionCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleGood news – bushfire reliefCeleste has applied to the SC NSW for a cy-près scheme where the court is asked to sanction directing funds to another purpose.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleWhat is a public benevolent institution charity?ACNC is endeavouring to publish an Interpretation Statement on eligibility criteria for public benevolent institutions.AustraliaCorporate/Commercial LawCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleSuperannuation Lump Sum Disability Payments: are you entitled?If you are unable to work because of a disability, whether by illness or misfortune, you may be entitled to a payout.AustraliaEmployment and HRCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleAboriginal Land Rights Amendment Bill 2013 (NSW)The legislation makes technical rather than substantive amendments to the 1983 Act.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleGovernment inquiries update: Royal Commission into child sexual abuseThe Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has commenced private hearings in May in Sydney.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleRelease of Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse - Interim ReportThe report discusses the Commission's progress to date, as well as a number of proposals currently under consideration.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleRoyal Commission into violence, abuse, neglect and exploitation of people with disabilityFor the purposes of the Royal Commission, "people with disability" is defined to mean people with any kind of impairment.AustraliaGovernment, Public SectorCarroll & O'Dea
ArticleThe Good News: Trade marks: separation of church and alcohol?In Australia, a trade mark must be rejected if it contains "scandalous matter", which may have a "religious nexus".AustraliaIntellectual PropertyCarroll & O'Dea
ArticlePhotographs on the internet: a rundown of privacy implicationsThe first rule to remember is that under copyright law, the person who takes the photograph will usually own it.AustraliaPrivacyCarroll & O'Dea
ArticlePrivate Ancillary Fund shake-upPAF trustees must have the governing rules of the fund amended to comply with the New PAF Guidelines by 1 October 2012.AustraliaTaxCarroll & O'Dea