Residential Tenancies Act Amendments Navigating the Impact on Landlords
The Residential Tenancies Act 1995 (SA) (Act) has recently undergone significant amendments, ushering in a new era of rights and responsibilities for landlords and tenants. Although these changes aim…
Parenting Matters Now Firmly Focused on Child’s Best Interests
In 2006, the Family Law Act (1975) (Act) was amended to introduce the presumption of parents having equal and shared parental responsibility for children. It was often argued that the amendment meant…
Is a Trade Mark License a Franchise?
In Australia, franchises are regulated by the Franchising Code of Conduct (Franchise Code) made under section 51 AE of the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Commonwealth). A franchise consists of…
Deeds vs Agreements
Many legal documents are designated as either “Deeds” or “Agreements”. What are the differences, and pros and cons, of Deeds and Agreements? It is worth going back to basics to look at what these are…
Trade Mark Use/Copyright and Fair Dealing – AGL v Greenpeace
Trade mark owners of marks, which are logos or devices, are well advised to ensure that they own copyright in the marks, which are artistic works for the purposes of copyright. This will mean that in…
Discretionary Trust Deed Issues
As many members of the generation that discovered discretionary trusts, as the preferred legal arrangements under which to hold investments or conduct a business, now contemplate the use of these…
When Can You Send Unsolicited Electronic Messages?
This article examines when a business can send cold-call or unsolicited electronic messages. The answer is, broadly, only in very limited circumstances, particularly if the message has a marketing…
Client Profile: Exelsuper
Meet the brains behind the revolution in Self-Managed Super
It’s Time to Fix Your Fixed-Term Contracts!
Late last year, the Federal Parliament passed the Secure Jobs, Better Pay reforms that amend the Fair Work laws. A target of the secure jobs component of the reforms is fixed-term contracts, which…
Payroll Tax and Medical Practices: An Update and Warning to Others
In September this year, we took the opportunity to write in some detail about the payroll tax amnesty program[1] in South Australia, as outlined in RevenueSA’s Information Circular Number 106…
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