A recent decision of the Federal Magistrates Court of Australia has identified that protection from dismissal available to ill or injured employees provided by the Workplace Relations Act 1996 extends to when employees are not on ordinary sick leave but on workers compensation payments.

If you are a landlord of retail shop premises in Queensland (as defined in the Retail Shop Leases Act 1994 (the Act)), you may not be aware of the notification obligations that arise as your tenants approach the end of the terms of their leases, or more significantly, the potential consequences for failing to satisfy these obligations.

The Federal Government has introduced a Bill to implement changes to the operation of the margin scheme on the sale of real property.

This article discusses the regulation and licensing regimes of financial services and products in Australia.

Employers should note the amendments to pre-existing injuries and workers' compensation claims of prospective employees.

When can an employer challenge or not accept the validity of a medical certificate provided by an employee?

Several cases have considered whether covert recordings can be admitted as evidence in unfair dismissal proceedings.

Amendments to the Environmental Protection Act 1994 (Qld) cut "green tape" for environmental approvals and processes.

The Greentape Reduction Project aims to greatly change the environmental approvals and assessment process in Queensland.

ASIC increases its enforcement of the continuous disclosure requirements of listed companies under the Corporations Act.

The TGA has inititated its own review.

The Attorney-General has announced major legislative reforms to the Privacy Act that are intended to benefit consumers.

The window for applying for generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) is fast approaching.

Discusses recent reforms to US patents legislation.

Several 2012 decisions have highlighted consideration of the crucial ingredient in negligence actions – causation.

All property owners, developers and councils should be aware of a a major reform of zoning controls across Victoria.

August 2007, the High Court decided, in ACCC v Baxter Health Care Pty Ltd [2007] HCA 38, that the doctrine of derivative Crown immunity did not protect Baxter Health Care from Part IV of the Trade Practices Act 1974.

In 2008, the Federal Government sought to harmonise State and Territory occupational health and safety (OHS) and workers’ compensation systems by introducing the "Safe Work Australia Bill 2008" (SWAB).

Opt-in and fee disclosure is a two yearly opt-in arrangement and annual fee disclosure for clients paying ongoing fees.

A computer implemented method to gather information to assess competency against a qualification standard is patentable.