The Qld Building Boost Grant, which was introduced to stimulate the housing market, has been extended by three months.

Site supervisors take note – from 19 December 2008 it will be mandatory to hold a BSA Site Supervisor Licence.

OECD Convention on tax collection assistance enables the ATO to ask member countries help recover Australian tax debts.

The general rule for taxation amendments is that the Tax Commissioner and taxpayers have fixed periods of time during which tax affairs can be reviewed.

We discuss changes to electoral legislation.

QCAT does not have jurisdiction to hear and determine certain applications for tree disputes by leasehold land holders.

The article outlines the three main areas of ASIC's focus of concern for 2014 financial reports and how to address them.

Specsavers v Coastal Contacts provides a number of key lessons for businesses that advertise online.

This NSW decision affirmed the right of a shareholder to receive a dividend where the company's constitution was amended.

Parties should agree, in advance, about what happens to money paid in anticipation of a contract that is never finalised.

A worker, in receipt of workers' compensation benefits, asserted he was unemployed while he was working as a taxi driver.

Appropriate training had been provided and the plaintiff's injury arose from a failure to comply with that training.

The case addresses when the cause of action accrues in an asbestos claim, and the potential ramifications on industry.

Workers will only be successful in a negligence claim if they can establish that this risk was reasonably foreseeable.

This article outlines the three options that the Queensland Department is considering for new mine safety legislation.

Federal Energy Minister Martin Ferguson has released a report this week which suggests a carbon price of $40 per tonne is necessary to move to the first stage of a low emissions energy economy.

Unless there is a successful High Court challenge to the carbon tax, companies will be liable for the remaining payment.

Be aware of restrictions on filing family law applications, if there is an expectation of a hearing prior to Christmas.

The case focuses on 'childbirth maintenance' for a father who was not married to the mother at the time of childbirth.

A comprehensive estate plan should determine who replaces you as controller of your family trust if you lose capacity.