If you don't have a valid, up to date Will you are overlooking an important opportunity to plan for your family's future.

The Alert discusses a case with implications for parents paying or receiving child support via the Child Support Agency.

A recent case considered if a separated husband was entitled to share in his estranged wife's post separation windfall.

This Bill restores the ability for any couples to hold a civil ceremony prior to the registration of their relationship.

The State plans to deliver a draft plan for public consultation in 2016 and expects to release the final plan in 2017.

Despite this decision in Robson, members of management committees should take care in the exercise of their roles.

Without further evidence, the Judge held the request to be unreasonable and repetitious and dismissed the application.

This decision again highlights the need to give workers precise instructions about how to safely carry out their duties.

The Alert summarises revised quarantine and registration processes for the export of fresh milk from Australia to China.

In the Supreme Court on Tuesday, 18 May 2010, Gold Coast Titans Property Pty Ltd as trustee for the Gold Coast NRL Property Trust was successful in arguing that a payment claim served by Simcorp Developments and Constructions Pty Ltd was invalid under the Building and Construction Industry Payments Act 2004 (BCIPA). The effect was that Simcorp couldn’t rely on the payment claim in question to support and enforce the adjudication decision made in its favour on 14 May 2010.

This article considers the effect of changes made to a planning scheme to reduce risks associated with natural hazards.

Whether or not a property is considered ’residential premises’ for GST purposes is an important question for both sellers and buyers alike. The full Federal Court recently overturned the decision in the Sunchen case, removing a degree of uncertainty for taxpayers who are party to residential property transactions.

After extensive and successful lobbying from various industry organisations, Queensland State Government has agreed to a number of significant amendments to the Valuation of Land and Other Legislation Amendment Bill 2010. The amended Bill as passed commenced on 12 March 2010.

A recent decision highlights the importance of complying with timing requirements when making an appeal under the LCA.

The Toowoomba Railway Parklands Priority Development Area development scheme was approved by the Queensland Government.

QBSA directions to rectify were declared void because they did not reflect the correct legal timeframe to fix defects.

ABS has released Consumer Price Index figures for the September 2013 quarter (for the period June to September 2013).

A recent decision in the Supreme Court raises issues for landlords and tenants when reviewing rent for retail shop leases.

GST refunds available in circumstances where customers have pre-paid for services they don't use.

The Commissioner of Taxation confirmed that trust distributions for this income year must be made on or before 30 June.