Property Development Update: Failed ‘Off-The-Plan’ Settlements

It has been recently reported that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) has adopted the position that if a binding Contract for an ‘off-the-plan’ dwelling is [...]

Smoke Alarm Reforms – Building, Selling, Renting or Renovating?

The Queensland Government have recently tightened requirements for the maintenance and installation of new smoke alarms by way of the introduction of the Fire and [...]

Applying to Court to extend the deadline for registering on the PPSA – ask and you shall receive?

In the recent New South Wales Supreme Court case of In the Matter of Accolade Wines Australia Limited and other companies [2016] NSWSC 1023, a [...]

Stamp Duty Foreign Investment Surcharge

The 2016-2017 State Budget which was handed down recently confirms the Treasurer’s remarks that Queensland will introduce a 3% duty surcharge on ‘foreign persons’ purchasing [...]