This broad interpretation places a burden upon employers with rural or remote job locations requiring accommodation.

The OECD has reported that Australia's anti-competitive penalty sanctions are among the lowest in OECD member countries.

This NSWCA decision provides a timely reminder that causation is a critical requirement for a finding of negligence.

Councils could escape liability, if the risk was not foreseeable and the employee concealed a history of previous injury.

This decision ruled that the QIRC does not have the power to give an employer leave to appear on appeals.

The estate was barred from claiming a more significant sum in Queensland after seeking compensation in New Zealand.

Contractors and principals should ensure they have appropriate insurance coverage instead of relying on indemnity clauses.

We discuss Dick Smith Investments Pty Ltd v Ramsey [2016].

A further draft is expected to be released in mid-2017, with the final version being published at the end of the year.

The duty to take reasonable care to warn of risks does not extend to special steps to ensure the patient understands.

No matter how big or small, local governments enter into hundreds of contracts throughout the course of the year.

The Queensland Supreme Court provided guidance to local governments as to the permitted use of Crown land held on trust.

While project bank accounts are proposed, local governments should assess the appropriateness of PBAs for their projects.

Employers can challenge a medical certificate where there is reasonable cause to believe that the employee is dishonest.

An ill employee who altered a medical certificate to facilitate a return to work was found to be guilty of misconduct.

This decision rejected the idea that a system of work involving lifting and twisting creates a foregone risk of injury.

ShapingSEQ is a framework to manage the region's growth over the next 25 years and sets a vison for the next 50 years.

An assault at an on-site tavern in the middle of a worker's shift arose out of, or in the course of his employment.

Where accommodation is specifically provided, safe and secure systems should be in place to ensure the safety of workers.

The aged care provider remedied deficiencies in the medication management system that was exploited by a former employee.