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Over the next 12 months, Australian employers will face further changes to the minimum safety net of employment entitlements. The Paid Parental Leave Bill 2010 (Cth) received Royal Assent on 14 July 2010, and introduces a national Paid Parental Leave Scheme, which is scheduled to commence on 1 January 2011.

The demand for relationship agreements has not abated, but increased.

Close relatives of people who commit trade mark or copyright infringements will not be liable if they were not involved.

Several of the issues raised will be relevant to CSPs delivering services on behalf of Queensland Government agencies.

The article considers the benefits and pitfalls of online letting services such as Airbnb and Stayz for bodies corporate.

A recent case puts the spotlight on the ability to question a building's listed status, when developing a heritage site.

Next year is shaping up to be a year of change for residential or commercial property owners looking to sell their property.

Commenting on the 2010/11 Federal Budget and the upcoming Queensland State Budget, Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser endorsed what he sees as the Federal Government’s "steady as she goes" conservative approach, and suggested that when it comes to Government revenue matters, boring may be the new black.

The Industrial Court of Queensland has more than doubled the fine imposed on an employer, with President Hall finding the original penalty undermined the Workplace Health and Safety Act (WHS Act)

Shell planned upon changing their safety policies relating to testing for drugs and alcohol at its Clyde Refinery and Gore Bay Terminal in New South Wales.

There have been a number of recent changes to the rules and procedures relating to the Planning & Environment Court. A new set of rules, the Planning and Environment Court Rules 2008 along with Planning and Environment Court Practice Direction No. 2 of 2008, commenced in December 2008.

If you build a residential property and rent it out, you cannot claim input tax credits on the cost of the construction. This is because residential rent is input taxed, ie GST is not payable on the rent received but no input tax credits are allowed for the costs of building the rental property.

As the first of a two part summary, the following table summarises some of the key recommendations made in the Report.

These Bills are the final plank in an extensive raft of planning and development reforms made by the Newman government.

Persons involved in a contravention of a civil remedy provision of the Act can be held liable as an accessory.

The importance of exclusion clauses as they relate to "consequential loss" has been reinforced by the recent decision of the Victorian Court of Appeal in Environmental Systems Pty Ltd -v- Peerless Holdings Pty Ltd [2008] VSCA 26.

Ensuring the correct structure is chosen at the start is the best way to avoid costs if the structure is changed.