E-alert: ID Scanners now Compulsory in Queensland – Liquor Licensing Update

On 1 July 2017, new provisions of the Liquor Act commenced which require many licensees to scan the IDs of their patrons who enter the [...]

E-alert: Changes to important employment related financial thresholds 2017

Many important employment related monetary thresholds are indexed annually on 1 July. Below is a checklist of some of those changes effective 1 July 2017: [...]

E-alert: Think of the Children: New laws impact the de facto blended family

Recent changes to Queensland’s laws relating to Wills and estates will have significant consequences for de facto couples and their families. The changes give greater [...]

E-alert: Here’s to you, Mr Robinson: Damages awarded for misleading statutory declaration accompanying progress claim

A recent Federal Court of Australia decision is a reminder to individuals to take care when making statutory declarations for progress claims.[1] Background Reed Constructions [...]