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Compliance with covenants in lease agreements is essential to ensuring successful and continuing commercial relationships.

The article has summarised the main parties' pledges and promises, which they hoped would decide marginal rural seats.

This major legislative planning reform aims to stimulate the construction sector by making seven significant changes.

The Government sought feedback on its proposal to abolish the existing, and to declare a new coastal management district.

The Supreme Court of Queensland has ruled that an adjudicator’s decision in a building and construction dispute was final, even though the methodology used to make the decision was questionable.

The use of industry standard contracts in the building and construction sector is widespread. For example, the Housing Industry Association and the Master Builders Association have each developed a suite of industry standard contracts for use by builders, subcontractors and home owners. However, industry standards should now be used with caution and reviewed against the backdrop of the new ‘unfair contract’ provisions contained within the Trade Practices Act.

Parties should be aware of the differing timeframes that apply to Security of Payment claims at this time in Qld and WA.

The issue of Liquidated Damages and Penalty Clauses has been commonly litigated and the courts are often confronted with the question of whether the Liquidated Damages Clause is a penalty.

The New South Wales Administrative Decisions Tribunal (ADT) has found that a 60-year-old, Macedonian-born employee was subject to indirect racial discrimination when he was demoted by his employer from a supervisory role on account of his low literacy skills.

In a recent case before the South Australian Industrial Relations Court, an appeal by a labour hire company against an OHS fine was upheld on the basis that the company had less control over the work site compared to the host employer, such that the company should be considered less culpable for the worker's injury.

The following is a reminder of four important matters for consideration by customers and suppliers prior to entering into negotiations for many types of outsourcing agreements, such as business process outsourcing and facilities management agreements.

The Australian Industrial Relations Commission has recently considered the question of when a probationary period ends.

On 15 April 2010, the Queensland Parliament passed some important amendments to mining and safety legislation in Queensland. These amendments include changes to the mining lease application process under the Mineral Resources Act 1989 (Qld) and safety requirements for small mines under the Mining and Quarrying Safety and Health Act 1999 (Qld). The amendments to both Acts will come into effect on assent.

The amendments introduced in the Geothermal Energy Act 2010 (Qld) to the Petroleum and Gas (Production and Safety) Act 2004 (Qld) and the Petroleum Act 1923 (Qld) were this morning proclaimed to take effect. <strong>This means that all exploration and production petroleum tenements in Queensland are, as of today, subject to the new Land Access Code, land access regime and compensation regime.

A recent case has shed some light on the treatment of discretionary trusts in the division of matrimonial assets.

A discussion on the Federal Court clarification of bare trustee's right to indemnity out of the property of a trust.

The Department of Environment and Resource Management last week announced 23 local government areas to be valued in Queensland, with valuations taking effect on 30 June 2010.