Function Venues, Wineries and Venue Operators: Are you at risk of being penalised under the new unfair contract terms regime?
Under the Australian Consumer Law and ASIC Act, the spotlight is now shining on unfair contract terms, and function venues, wineries and venue operators should take note.
New Mental Health and Wellbeing Act comes into operation
Mental Health considerations and responses have been a major government initiative for some time and this has only been amplified since the onset of COVID-19.
Family Trust disputes – do not ignore The Black Sheep
A trust structure is often recommended to individuals and family business owners by their accounting and legal advisors to distribute income tax effectively and safeguard assets.
Definition Of Casual Employee
On 27 March 2021 the Commonwealth Government introduced legislation which included a definition for a “casual employee”. The Fair Work Act 2009 (Cth) (FW Act) now provides a process by which casual employees may convert to full time or part time employment, and requires that employers provide casual employees with a Casual Employment Information Statement.
COVID-19 Business Interruption Test Case (No.2) – Round 2 to the Insurers!
On 8 October 2021, the Federal Court of Australia determined its first instance decision in the second Australian business interruption insurance test case. The decision in Swiss Re International Se v LCA Marrickville Pty Limited [2021] FCA 1206 (Second Test Case) provided legal guidance in determining whether business interruption insurance policies provide cover to businesses for losses related to COVID-19.
Temporary relief for financially distressed businesses and individuals
On 22 March 2020, the Australian Government, as part of its economic response to the Coronavirus, announced temporary relief measures for financially distressed businesses.
Be careful with credit card surcharges
This week Cruisin Motorhomes paid a $12,600 penalty following an infringement notice from the ACCC alleging a breach of the excessive payment surcharge laws as outlined in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010. The ban on excessive surcharge payments has been in place since September 2017.